what is the longest word in the english language?

Answer 1

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis its a 45 letter word which refers to a lung disease contracted from the inhalation of very fine silicious particles.

Answer 2

Word Length Pros Cons
Acetylseryltyrosylseryliso...serine 1185 letters the longest word in an English language publication in a serious context Technical
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu 85 letters the longest officially recognized place name in an English-speaking country Place name
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis 45 letters longest word in any of the major English language dictionaries including the OED was originally intended as a hoax
Pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism 30 letters - Technical
Floccinaucinihilipilification 29 letters Longest nontechnical word

Answer 3

"The longest word in any of the major English language dictionaries is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, a 45-letter word which refers to a lung disease contracted from the inhalation of very fine silicious particles." Also there's a word that is 256 characters long check out the wiki link.

Answer 4

The longest word in the english languge is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, a 45-letter word which refers to a lung disease contracted from the inhalation of very fine silicious particles. Research has discovered that this word was originally intended as a hoax. It has since been used in a close approximation of its originally intended meaning, lending at least some degree of validity to its claim.[1]

Answer 5

The longest word in any of the major English language dictionaries is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, a 45-letter word which refers to a lung disease contracted from the inhalation of very fine silicious particles.

Answer 6

Well it depends on if your thinking about the longest proper noun or the longest common word.

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is an actual medical term that has 45 letters but there is a place called:

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.... that takes the cake for the longest proper noun.. Also there is a waaaaay longer word that I dont think anyone has actually used for anything and its posted here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longest_word_in_English

for some chemical name.

Answer 7

I'm not sure how to spell it or if this is even the longest word but


spontaneuslycombusted

means something has caught fire all of a sudden

good luck

Answer 8

there are some chemical combinations in english that reach more than a 1000 letter!!!

the longest is
SUPER CALI FRAGA LISTIC EXPIALO DOSHIS
it is from the movie "marry poppins"


the 2nd longest is Flauccinaucinihilipilification!!!




but if you think of it :

SMILES is the longest because there is a mile between the first and last s!!!!

Answer 9

It's a scientific term for some bacteria, that much I know. However, if you exclude scientific terms, then the longest standard use word in the English language is supercalifragilistickespialedoshious.

Answer 10

antidisestablishmentarianism (28 letters) floccinaucinihilipilification (29 letters)
otorhinolaryngological (22 letters),
immunoelectrophoretically (25 letters),
psychophysicotherapeutics (25 letters),
thyroparathyroidectomized (25 letters),
pneumoencephalographically (26 letters),
radioimmunoelectrophoresis (26 letters),
psychoneuroendocrinological (27 letters)
hepaticocholangiogastrostomy (28 letters),
spectrophotofluorometrically (28 letters),
pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism (30 letters)
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (45 letters).
[supposed to be lung disease]
osteosarchaematosplanchnochondroneuromuelous (44 letters)
osseocarnisanguineoviscericartilaginonervomedullary (51 letters), which translate roughly as 'of bone, flesh, blood, organs, gristle, nerve, and marrow'
praetertranssubstantiationalistically (37 letters)
aequeosalinocalcalinoceraceoaluminosocupreovitriolic (52 letters)
aminoheptafluorocyclotetraphosphonitrile, 40 letters),