How many letters is the hardest word to spell in the world?

Answer 1

The longest English word of popular interest is:

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Longest word in the Oxford Engish dictionary is:

"Antidisestablishmentarianism"

The longest word is:

"Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis"

If you want to say it, you will have to break it up and it will be like this:

"Pneu mono ultra micro scopic silico volcano coniosis"

Answer 2

All depends what you mean by hard words - maybe Otorhinolaryngologist or perhaps Floccinaucinihilipilfication. Students of English language have trouble with 'abjure' and 'anathema'. Also 'cacophony' and 'iconoclast'. So, it all depends what you mean

Answer 3

In my opinion it would be pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. It is a lung illness I believe

:) It is A Lung Cancer you get it from you inhale the silica dust of a volcano :)

Answer 4

There are many long English words, and many long words in other languages. Most are hard to spell because of their length, or because of unusual constructions or wood roots.

For some very long English words, see the related question.

Answer 5

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, "a factitious word alleged to mean 'a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silica dust, causing inflammation in the lungs."

Answer 6

The word hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia may be the hardest to spell.

(It is the fear of long words.)

Also see the related question.

Answer 7

phthisis (another Greek term for pneumonia)

logopoeia (poetic effect)

episiotomy (childbirth surgical operation)

Answer 8

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Answer 9

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

Answer 10

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