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Guillaume Godechal · 04-10-2005, 03:37 AM

Hi,

Here there are the longest words in different languages. The majority of these words are rarely used cause of their complexity.

1. In English :

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious : 34 letters (it's in the Oxford dict.)

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis : 45 letters (name of disease)

TAUMATA*WHAKA*TANGI*HANGA*KOAUAU*O*TAMATEA*TURIPUK AKA*PIKI*MAUNGA*HORO*NUKU*POKAI*WHENUA*KITANA*TAHU:85 letters(hill in New Zealand)

2. In French :

ANTICONSTITUTIONNELLEMENT : 25 Letters (unconstitutionally)

[u] 3. In Spanish :[u]

ELECTROENCEFALOGRAFISTAS : 24 letters (electroencephalograph technician)

4. In Dutch :

HOTTENTOTTENTENTENTENTOONSTELLINGEN : 35 letters

5. In German :

Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgaben- übertragungsgesetz
(The monster word consisted of 63 letters, 20 syllables, and ten individual words .All to express a law having to do with British beef (Rindfleisch) and the so-called "mad cow disease." )

04-10-2005, 03:37 AM	#1 (permalink)
Guillaume Godechal The Mexican boy Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Morelia, Mexico Posts: 9 Guillaume Godechal is an unknown character at this point	The longest words ... Hi, Here there are the longest words in different languages. The majority of these words are rarely used cause of their complexity. 1. In English : Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious : 34 letters (it's in the Oxford dict.) Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis : 45 letters (name of disease) *TAUMATAWHAKATANGIHANGAKOAUAUOTAMATEATURIPUK AKAPIKIMAUNGAHORONUKUPOKAIWHENUAKITANATAHU:85 letters(hill in New Zealand) 2. In French : ANTICONSTITUTIONNELLEMENT : 25 Letters (unconstitutionally) [u] 3. In Spanish :[u] ELECTROENCEFALOGRAFISTAS : 24 letters (electroencephalograph technician) 4. In Dutch : HOTTENTOTTENTENTENTENTOONSTELLINGEN : 35 letters 5. In German : Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgaben- übertragungsgesetz** (The monster word consisted of 63 letters, 20 syllables, and ten individual words .All to express a law having to do with British beef (Rindfleisch) and the so-called "mad cow disease." )
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