The longest word in english that have 14 syllables is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.
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Quoting San Duanmu in 'Syllable Structure: The Limits of Variation'."The total number of possible syllables, therefore, should be the number of possible onsets times the number of VX rhymes times the number of choices for the extra final C.Possible monosyllables in English.Total = Onsets x VX x C = 59 x 298 x 10 = 170,510"So you can imagine that the number is even bigger if you have not the constraint of monosyllabicity.
The longest well-known example is probably twelve-letter word stewardesses.(a longer non-standard word is devertebrated)Other uncommon words are the 14-letter words sweaterdresses, aftercataracts, and tesseradecades.
yes the word flocc-i-nau-ci-ni-hil-i-pil-i-fi-ca-tion which is the estimationto be worthless has 12 sylables, or supercalifragilisticexpialidocious even thogh its not a real word has 14 syllables. and theres also a whole bunch of scientific words
The word is not "forth night" but "fortnight" which comes from the Middle English "forteenight" meaning a period of 14 days. It is more commonly used in British English than American.
There are 14 syllables.
The word is actually supercalifragilisticespealidoceous! It has 14 syllables though.
Supercalifragilisticexpialadocious has 14 syllables.
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According to many websites and dictionaries, the word scratchbrushed (14 letters) is the longest with two syllables. A 12-letter word is strengthless. More common 10-letter words include the compound words skateboard, playground, and wavelength.
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Antidisestablishmentarianism has 14 syllables. Error. It only has 12!
There are 14 syllables. Su-per-cal-i-frag-i-lis-tic-ex-pi-al-i-do-cious.
Easiest way to count syllables are to put your hand underneath your chin. Say the word and count how many times your chin goes down. That is how I usually do it. Table has two syllables in it. {tay-buhl}
It has 14 syllables.
There are 14 syllables.
Supercalifragileisticispealadocios has 14 syllables.