How do you pronounce the longest word in the dictionary
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How do you pronounce the longest word in the dictionary
The world is a big place full of big words. This is especially true in English, which is the primary language used for science. When a researcher makes a new discovery, they may have to create a new word to define or describe it. Often times, these words can get pretty long. However, there are also some very long English words that are not technical
or scientific in nature. In any case, dozens of unique words compete for "the longest word in the world" title, so let's take a look at the contestants! The 10 Longest Words in English Many experts argue over which words should or should not count when determining the longest word in English. For example, some say that it should be the word with
the most letters, regardless of the word's meaning or usage. Others claim that only non-technical, commonly used terms should qualify. Still, others believe that word length should depend on the number of syllables, as opposed to the number of letters. Finally, most people agree that hyphenated words (i.e. terms that combine two or more words
with a dash) should not be included. For example, you could say that the term great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather is the longest word in English. However, all you'd have to do to make it longer is add another great! In any case, the following list of the 10 longest words in English will focus on the letter count. Later on, we will
discuss some long words that might not make it in the top ten based on letter count, but might still be considered some of the longest words around. So, without further ado, let's look at the top candidates for the longest word in the world! Methionylthreonylthreonylglutaminylarginyl...isoleucine (189819 letters, ? syllables) That's right, there is a
189819 letter word in the English language! It's unclear how many syllables the word has, but needless to say, we don't have room to write out the entire word here! Fortunately, this is just the chemical name for a unique protein that is also known as Titin. If you'd like to know what the word sounds like, you can listen to a computer pronounce it in
this hour-long video! While this is the most "famous" of the long chemical names in the English language, it is not alone. For example, there are virtually endless combinations of chemical compounds that can be combined to form the name of a single strand of DNA. So, in theory, there are English words out there with more than a billion letters!
Methionylglutaminylarginyltyrosylglutamyl...serine (1909 letters, ? syllables) Despite being another chemical name, this word makes the list because it is the longest published word in English. Originally published in a dictionary for students, this word is simply the scientific name for a particular strain of E. Coli. While it may not take as long to say as
the previous word on this list, you're still unlikely to hear it any time soon! Lopadotemachoselachogaleokranioleipsano...pterygon (182 letters, 78 syllables) This candidate for the longest word in the world originated from a Greek play written by Aristophanes in 391 BC. To this day, it remains the longest word in Ancient Greek literature. While the
original Greek word contained 171 letters, it's English translation contains a whopping 182 letters. However, it's unlikely that you'll use this word any time soon, as it refers to a fictional dish comprised of rotted dogfish head, wood pigeon, and dozens of other strange ingredients! Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (45 letters, 17
syllables) Now we've come to words that you'll actually see in an English dictionary. Still, this behemoth has almost twice as many letters as there are in the English alphabet! However, it's definitely not the kind of word you'll hear in everyday conversation. Nonetheless, it is, by most standards, the longest word in English and the longest word in the
world! This word refers to a lung disease that can occur from inhaling small volcanic particles. So, how do you say pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis? Very slowly. Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia (36 letters, 14 syllables) This is one of the most commonly referenced terms in the competition for the longest word in the world.
Why? Because it literally means "a fear of long words!" Whoever created this term must have had a twisted sense of humor! Pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism (30 letters, 12 syllables) Finally, we've arrived at long words that people can actually pronounce! Nonetheless, for ease of use in medical writings, this term is often shortened to PPHP. It refers
to a condition that causes irregular bone growth. Floccinaucinihilipilification (29 letters, 12 syllables) In many circles, floccinaucinihilipilification counts as the longest word in the world because it is the longest non-technical word in the English dictionary. In other words, you could actually find this word in a dictionary AND use it outside of a medical
or scientific setting. The term refers to the action of finding something worthless. Antidisestablishmentarianism (28 letters, 12 syllables) Here's another word that you might hear people throw around in a casual conversation. In addition to being easier to pronounce than most other words on this list, antidisestablishmentarianism is also a non-
technical term. It refers to the belief that a State church should receive funding from the government. Due to its popularity as a fun word to say, many people (mistakenly) believe that it is the longest word in the world. Honorificabilitudinitatibus (27 letters, 13 syllables) Despite its length, honorificabilitudinitatibus has a pretty straightforward
meaning. The word simply refers to the state of being honorable. So, the next time you want to hand out a compliment and flex your vocabulary skills at the same time, just use honorificabilitudinitatibus! Thyroparathyroidectomized (25 letters, 9 syllables) We end our list of the 10 longest words in English with one more medical term. This word refers
to the excision of both the thyroid and parathyroid glands. Like many of the words on this list, you're unlikely to hear this one outside of a medical setting. The Longest Words in the World by Category Though the list above shows the 10 longest words in English based on the traditional requirements (i.e. letter count), there are other methods for
determining the longest word. So, let's take a look at a few of the terms that could be considered the longest word in the world based on other criteria: The longest word in the world based on letter AND syllable count: Methionylthreonylthreonylglutaminylarginyl...isoleucine The longest word in the world to be published:
Methionylglutaminylarginyltyrosylglutamyl...serine The longest non-technical word: Floccinaucinihilipilification The longest isogram (word in which every letter is used only once) in the world: The longest recognized "nonsense" word: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious The longest one syllable word in the world: Conclusion As you can see, determining
the longest word in the world or the longest word in English is no easy task. Many people don't count technical terms, but even if you do, the words can get so long that they cannot be feasibly written down or pronounced! In any case, learning one or two of these words will definitely help you sound a lot smarter when speaking English! In closing, we
hope you enjoyed this list of the longest words in the world! As always, for all things English conversation, grammar, or job-related, visit Magoosh Speaking today! You may have heard that the longest word in the world is antidisestablishmentarianism. This 28-letter word, which is the name of a movement in 19th century England against the
disestablishment of the Church of England, sure is a mouthful. Gleeful middle schoolers love to say it because once you know this word, you must truly have mastered the language. There's just one problem: it's not the longest word. No one is quite sure where it started, but the idea of antidisestablishmentarianism being the longest word is a
linguistic myth. So what is the longest word? Well, that question causes some trouble. The fact is that many languages are agglutinative. That means words can be created by just jamming other, smaller words together. A famous example of this is German, which has a reputation for having words for everything. The official longest German word at 63
letters used to be the name of a beef label law: Rindfleischetikettierungs?berwachungsaufgaben?bertragungsgesetz. The law went away in 2013, however, and this word was struck from the books. Because German words can be made by mashing smaller words together, they can technically stretch to infinity. And German isn't alone in this (nor is it
even the most impressive); languages including Finnish, Estonian and English can all produce words that are infinitely long. Therefore, the longest word is infinitely long. Case closed. Still here? OK, fine, that's kind of cheating. There must be impressively long words that actually exist. Here are a few contenders. The Longest Word In The World(?) 1.
methionylthreonylthreonylglutaminylalanyl...isoleucine You'll notice there's an ellipsis here, and that's because this word, in total, is 189,819 letters long, and it's the chemical name for the largest known protein, titin. Technical words can grow to enormous lengths, but they also kind of suck all the fun out of this question. 2.
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This Sanskrit word has the prestige of being the Guinness Book of World Records' longest word. At 195 characters (it's 428 when transliterated into the roman writing system), this is more of a sentence than an actual word. It has the distinction of being the longest word in all of literature, appearing
in the 1970 book Varadmbik Pariaya Camp by Tirumalmb. The translation is also pretty long: "In it, the distress, caused by thirst, to travellers, was alleviated by clusters of rays of the bright eyes of the girls; the rays that were shaming the currents of light, sweet and cold water charged with the strong fragrance of cardamom, clove, saffron,
camphor and musk and flowing out of the pitchers (held in) the lotus-like hands of maidens (seated in) the beautiful water-sheds, made of the thick roots of vetiver mixed with marjoram, (and built near) the foot, covered with heaps of couch-like soft sand, of the clusters of newly sprouting mango trees, which constantly darkened the intermediate
space of the quarters, and which looked all the more charming on account of the trickling drops of the floral juice, which thus caused the delusion of a row of thick rainy clouds, densely filled with abundant nectar." 3. pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis Appearing in the Oxford English Dictionary, this 45-letter word for a disease is the
longest English word that is defined in a major dictionary. It's a technical word referring to the lung disease more commonly known as silicosis. Despite being in the dictionary, the word was originally made up by the president of the National Puzzlers' League. All words are made up by someone, but this word's length is particularly artificial. 4.
supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Speaking of long words that exist for the sole purpose of being long, this term is very famous as a song from Mary Poppins. It doesn't seem to have much of a meaning to it, besides its ability to make you sound precocious, but it certainly is fun to say. 5. nghi?ng OK, so this clearly isn't the longest word in the world.
But at just seven letters long, this word has the distinction of being the longest word in Vietnamese. That also means it's the shortest longest word that exists. Arguably, nghi?ng is a single morpheme, not a word, but Vietnamese is an "isolating language." Instead of combining prefixes and suffixes to create new words, Vietnamese uses multiple small
words that combine to change the meaning. This only works if your definition of a "word" is any combination of letters surrounded by spaces, however. As you can probably tell, the definition of a "word" is pretty loose. Depending on how you define the criteria, the longest word will change. There are long place names, massive agglutinative words in
other languages, words that contain entire sentences, and more that you could consider in your efforts to find what counts as "the longest word." In the end, it becomes a mostly arbitrary decision. Isn't language weird? Note: An earlier version of this article did not mention that "pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis" is an artificially long
word. Perhaps more famous for being the world's longest word than it is for being a rare medical condition that has no known cure, pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is actually a major cause for concern in the UK today. Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis Pronunciation So, before we start, how do you pronounce
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis? It is pronounced pneu?mo?no?ul?tra?mi?cro?scop?ic?sil?i?co?vol?ca?no?co?ni?o?sis. Alternatively, click on the audio clip below to to listen to it being said. Your browser does not support the audio element. Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis Definition Also spelt
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis What is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis? noun | A lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silicate or quartz dust, causing inflammation in the lungs. The sharp particles lacerate the lining of the lungs, causing the victim to leak air from their lungs while simultaneously
bleeding into their lung cavity. Due to the length of the word it is often abbreviated by language buffs to p45 (i.e. 45 characters). Pneumoconiosis is also a simplified medical description of the condition, and the UK public at large know it as black lung or silicosis. If we break the word down we can see what it means. Pneumono: Greek -- 'lung', 'lung-
related' Ultra: Latin -- 'beyond' Micro: Greek -- 'small' Scopic: Greek -- 'looking' Silico: Latin -- 'like sand' Volcano: Latin -- volcano Konis: Greek -- 'dust' Osis: Greek -- 'condition' So what exactly is the relevance of all this to readers of this blog? Well, silicosis (let's stick with calling it that for now) is increasingly becoming a key health topic across
many industries, as its occupational causes have become more apparent. Industries that are regarded as high-risk are those where exposure to RCS (respirable crystalline silica) are highest, such as: quarrying, mining, foundries, potteries, brick manufacturing and certain aspects of construction. What does this disease do to its sufferers? Silicosis is
lung fibrosis, a condition involving hardening or scarring of the lung tissue and consequent loss of lung function. It has been proven to be a direct consequence of the inhalation of silica dust over long periods, the effect of which continues to develop long after exposure has stopped. The disease is progressive, irreversible and debilitating, often leading
to premature death. Initial symptoms include severe shortness of breath, severe cough, appetite loss, fatigue, fever, chest pains and cyanosis (bluish skin). Sufferers are also proven to be at increased risk of other serious illnesses, such as lung cancer, tuberculosis, kidney disease, arthritis and heart failure. So what are the `high-risk' industries doing
about it? Employers must comply with The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH) (as amended). This includes the preparing and recording of risk assessments for any activity involving exposure to RCS, advising employees of these risks, and the introducing of control measures which must be effective in keeping
exposure below the Workplace Exposure Limit (WEL) of 0.1 mg/m3 respirable dust, averaged over 8 hours. Control measures might initially include modification to processes to reduce the duration or frequency of emissions; the application of physical barriers, e.g. covers for conveyors or equipment; or the implementation of LEV (Local Exhaust
Ventilation). However, there are some situations where dust suppression is simply the `Best Available Technique' ? often because the dust source is too general or varied in nature, or where a `last line of defence' is required to complement other existing control measures. This is where Corgin's experience comes in: we have already assisted many
clients in the industry sectors mentioned above with robust dust suppression solutions, and these have been proven to significantly reduce levels of airborne dust. We would be more than happy to do the same if this is an area of potential concern in your business. So if you had difficulties with articulating the word at the start of this article, this pales
into insignificance alongside the difficulties that are inevitably caused by the disease itself. Our simple objective is to catch your attention and help raise awareness to the dangers of silica exposure, so that future generations are safeguarded from its devastating impacts.
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