diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2eedfc5..4ae7d26 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
   * Function `is_valid_syntax_scheme` (via [#48])
   * Function `is_valid_syntax_non_zero` (via [#48])
   * Function `is_valid_syntax_pct_encoded` (via [#48])
+  * Dict `RFC3987_SYNTAX_TERM_VALIDATORS` mapping `RFC3987_SYNTAX_TERMS` to validator function (via [#49])
 * Performance
   * Public symbols use lazy loading (via [#43])
 * Tests
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 [#43]: https://github.com/jkowalleck/rfc3987-syntax2/pull/43
 [#45]: https://github.com/jkowalleck/rfc3987-syntax2/pull/45
 [#48]: https://github.com/jkowalleck/rfc3987-syntax2/pull/48
+[#49]: https://github.com/jkowalleck/rfc3987-syntax2/pull/49
 
 ## v1.2.0 - 2026-07-16
 
diff --git a/src/rfc3987_syntax2/syntax_helpers.py b/src/rfc3987_syntax2/syntax_helpers.py
index bbf821f..8592598 100644
--- a/src/rfc3987_syntax2/syntax_helpers.py
+++ b/src/rfc3987_syntax2/syntax_helpers.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     "parse",
     "is_valid_syntax",
     "make_syntax_validator",
+    "RFC3987_SYNTAX_TERM_VALIDATORS",
     "is_valid_syntax_iri",
     "is_valid_syntax_iri_reference",
     "is_valid_syntax_absolute_iri",
@@ -120,8 +121,9 @@ def is_valid_syntax(term: str, value: str) -> bool:
     except exceptions.LarkError:
         return False
 
+_T_SYNTAX_VALIDATOR = Callable[[str], bool]
 
-def make_syntax_validator(rule_name: str) -> Callable[[str], bool]:
+def make_syntax_validator(rule_name: str) -> _T_SYNTAX_VALIDATOR:
     parser: Optional[Lark] = None
     parser_lock = Lock()
 
@@ -252,6 +254,51 @@ def _get_syntax_parser() -> Lark:
 
 is_valid_syntax_pct_encoded = make_syntax_validator("pct_encoded")
 
+RFC3987_SYNTAX_TERM_VALIDATORS: dict[str, _T_SYNTAX_VALIDATOR] = {  # frozendict
+    "iri": is_valid_syntax_iri,
+    "iri_reference": is_valid_syntax_iri_reference,
+    "absolute_iri": is_valid_syntax_absolute_iri,
+    "scheme": is_valid_syntax_scheme,
+    "ihier_part": is_valid_syntax_ihier_part,
+    "irelative_ref": is_valid_syntax_irelative_ref,
+    "irelative_part": is_valid_syntax_irelative_part,
+    "iauthority": is_valid_syntax_iauthority,
+    "iuserinfo": is_valid_syntax_iuserinfo,
+    "ihost": is_valid_syntax_ihost,
+    "ireg_name": is_valid_syntax_ireg_name,
+    "ipath": is_valid_syntax_ipath,
+    "ipath_abempty": is_valid_syntax_ipath_abempty,
+    "ipath_absolute": is_valid_syntax_ipath_absolute,
+    "ipath_noscheme": is_valid_syntax_ipath_noscheme,
+    "ipath_rootless": is_valid_syntax_ipath_rootless,
+    "ipath_empty": is_valid_syntax_ipath_empty,
+    "isegment": is_valid_syntax_isegment,
+    "isegment_nz": is_valid_syntax_isegment_nz,
+    "isegment_nz_nc": is_valid_syntax_isegment_nz_nc,
+    "ipchar": is_valid_syntax_ipchar,
+    "iquery": is_valid_syntax_iquery,
+    "ifragment": is_valid_syntax_ifragment,
+    "iunreserved": is_valid_syntax_iunreserved,
+    "ucschar": is_valid_syntax_ucschar,
+    "iprivate": is_valid_syntax_iprivate,
+    "sub_delims": is_valid_syntax_sub_delims,
+    "ip_literal": is_valid_syntax_ip_literal,
+    "ipvfuture": is_valid_syntax_ipvfuture,
+    "ipv6address": is_valid_syntax_ipv6address,
+    "h16": is_valid_syntax_h16,
+    "ls32": is_valid_syntax_ls32,
+    "ipv4address": is_valid_syntax_ipv4address,
+    "dec_octet": is_valid_syntax_dec_octet,
+    "digit": is_valid_syntax_digit,
+    "non_zero": is_valid_syntax_non_zero,
+    "unreserved": is_valid_syntax_unreserved,
+    "alpha": is_valid_syntax_alpha,
+    "hexdig": is_valid_syntax_hexdig,
+    "port": is_valid_syntax_port,
+    "pct_encoded": is_valid_syntax_pct_encoded,
+}
+
+
 # region lazy loaded attrs
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:  # types for lazy-loaded symbols
diff --git a/tests/test_syntax.py b/tests/test_syntax.py
index a3c30f2..85298e7 100644
--- a/tests/test_syntax.py
+++ b/tests/test_syntax.py
@@ -2,14 +2,13 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2026 Jan Kowalleck - modifications and maintenance
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Callable
+from typing import Any, Callable
 
 import pytest
 
 import rfc3987_syntax2 as sut
 
 from . import (
-    TESTS_DATA_FILES,
     valid_syntax_data,
     invalid_syntax_data,
     SyntaxCase,
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ def syntax_data_as_params(src_cb: Callable[[], T_syntax_file]) -> Any:
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("term,valid_example", syntax_data_as_params(valid_syntax_data))
 def test_is_valid_syntax(term: str, valid_example: SyntaxCase) -> None:
-    actual = getattr(sut, f'is_valid_syntax_{term}')(valid_example["value"])
+    actual = sut.RFC3987_SYNTAX_TERM_VALIDATORS[term](valid_example["value"])
     print("")
     print(
         f"Testing {term} with {valid_example['value']} : {valid_example['reason']}"
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ def test_is_valid_syntax(term: str, valid_example: SyntaxCase) -> None:
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("term,invalid_example", syntax_data_as_params(invalid_syntax_data))
 def test_not_is_valid_syntax(term: str, invalid_example: SyntaxCase) -> None:
-    actual = getattr(sut, f'is_valid_syntax_{term}')(invalid_example["value"])
+    actual = sut.RFC3987_SYNTAX_TERM_VALIDATORS[term](invalid_example["value"])
     print("")
     print(
         f"Testing {term} with {invalid_example['value']} : {invalid_example['reason']}"
diff --git a/tests/test_term_validators.py b/tests/test_term_validators.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3bc0c94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_term_validators.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2025 Will Riley - original author
+# Copyright (c) 2026 Jan Kowalleck - modifications and maintenance
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+import pytest
+
+import rfc3987_syntax2 as sut
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("term", sut.RFC3987_SYNTAX_TERMS)
+def test_term_validator_as_expected(term: str) -> None:
+    expected = getattr(sut, f'is_valid_syntax_{term}')
+    actual = sut.RFC3987_SYNTAX_TERM_VALIDATORS[term]
+    assert (actual is expected), f"unexpected func for {term}"