i've been counting all day but i always get to 100 and loose count
2007-06-05 12:19:01 · 14 answers · asked by chelseydo 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Depends on the dictionary. Some of the more extensive ones can be upwards of 500,000 words
2007-06-05 12:39:46 · answer #1 · answered by Experto Credo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It varies from one publication to another. But, if you insist on counting, be prepared to stay up all night, and then some. The Oxford English Dictionary is considered to be the ultimate authority on English words by most wordsmiths, and probably contains the most words of any English dictionary, about 500,000 entries. But there are as many again scientific and technical terms which aren't cataloged. Here's a website which I'm sure you will find interesting:
http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/JohnnyLing.shtml
2007-06-05 19:38:46 · answer #2 · answered by MathBioMajor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends on the dictionary you have. some dictionaries exclude slang, leaving out very many words that should be there. others include these and some older terms, along with words used in other countries. there is no exact count on all dictionaries; each one has a different number of words in it.
2007-06-05 19:23:43 · answer #3 · answered by Lizard_Luver 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends what dictionary you are looking at. Some dictionaries are incomplete and are missing a few words. New words are added to the dictionary every year.
2007-06-05 19:22:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Webster's Third New International has over 450,000 words in it. Theres some more information on this web page:
http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/JohnnyLing.shtml
2007-06-05 19:29:31 · answer #5 · answered by Kyle C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the average dictionary there are about 60,000 words!!!
2007-06-05 19:28:40 · answer #6 · answered by ducky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not know! What kind of question is that? Your better off asking the biggest computer geek of all time! Sorry If that sounded offensive but I have no clue!!!!!!
2007-06-05 19:22:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
try this...
see how many pages there are..
then find the average # of words pages
multiply the average by the page #
it will give you and approximate #
2007-06-05 19:28:12 · answer #8 · answered by hanners!!! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
millions of words
size, typer, publisher, and year can affect your outcome.
every single word that you know and almost a billion more
2007-06-05 19:35:46 · answer #9 · answered by soccerful 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you done good i got to 'a' and gave up, but i multiplied by the twenty six letters in the alphabet and came up with twenty six
2007-06-05 19:28:43 · answer #10 · answered by michael f 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋