Antidisestabli-what? Longest Word in the English Language
by Steven Rossi on April 13, 2009 in Featured Posts, Fun and Games
Just for fun: a little while back I came across the longest word in the English language. I’m pretty sure I looked it up for a reason, but I’m not sure what that reason was. Regardless, in case you were wondering, here’s the longest word in the English language. Coming in at a whopping 189,819 letters, this word is freaking long. Of course, it will never be in any dictionary since it’s a technical word, but that’s alright. Check out the Wikipedia article on the longest English words for more interesting things like this. Some other greats include Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, Antidisestablishmentarianism, and Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (which actually does appear in some dictionaries). What’s your favorite long word, or do you suffer from hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia?