{"id":98,"date":"2017-04-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-29T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/log.cudoo.com\/2018\/03\/11\/can-you-pronounce-these-longest-words-from-languages-around-the-world\/"},"modified":"2021-12-17T14:21:05","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T10:21:05","slug":"can-you-pronounce-these-longest-words-from-languages-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/blog\/can-you-pronounce-these-longest-words-from-languages-around-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Pronounce These &#8216;Longest Words&#8217; From Languages Around the World?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that the longest English word ever (a chemical name for titin) is 189,819 letters long and takes approximately three and a half hours to pronounce!<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully not all words are as long or complicated. Some are significantly lower with as little as 24 letters.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a list of the longest words in 13 languages from all around the globe.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Spanish<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The 24-letters Spanish word\u00a0<i><strong>electroencefalografistas<\/strong>\u00a0<\/i>meaning electroencephalograph technicians is considered as the usual longest word in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/courses\/spanish-online-course-level-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spanish language<\/a>. Humorously, the longest Spanish word is often cited to be \u201carroz\u201d (rice), because it \u201cstarts with an \u2018a\u2019 and ends with a \u2018z\u2019, the first and last letters of the Spanish alphabet (also most traditional alphabets).<\/p>\n<h2><strong>English <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The 45-letter word \u2018<strong>pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis\u2019<\/strong> is the longest <a href=\"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/courses\/english-online-course-level-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">English<\/a> word that appears in a major dictionary. It is an\u00a0invented long word, said to mean a lung disease caused by inhaling very fine ash and sand dust. It is referred to as \u201cP45\u201d by researchers. Luckily for you, there is no need to check grammar with this word every time you write your 101 English essays,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/easyessay.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/easyessay.us\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1639821175580000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2gRoVTs4It5C8sNdGoEk3w\">Easyessay<\/a>\u00a0service can just do it for you.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Arabic<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>\u0623\u0641\u0625\u0633\u062a\u0633\u0642\u064a\u0646\u0627\u0643\u0645\u0648\u0647\u0627<\/strong>, or \u201c<strong>\u2019afa\u2019istasqaynakumuha,<\/strong>\u201d meaning \u201cdid we ask you to give it to us to drink.\u2019\u2019 is the longest <a href=\"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/courses\/arabic-online-course-level-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arabic<\/a> word with 20 alphabets.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>French<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>With 25 letters, the longest <a href=\"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/courses\/french-online-course-level-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">French<\/a> word <strong>\u2018anticonstitutionnellement\u2019<\/strong> literally means anti-constitutionality.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Russian<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Most likely one of the longest originally <a href=\"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/courses\/russian-online-course-level-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Russian<\/a> words is \u2018\u2018<strong>\u043f\u0440\u0435\u0432\u044b\u0441\u043e\u043a\u043e\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e\u0440\u0430\u0441\u0441\u043c\u043e\u0442\u0440\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u044e\u0449\u0438\u0439\u2019\u2019 (<\/strong><em>prevysokomnogorassmotritelstvuyushchy<\/em><strong>) <\/strong>which contains 35 letters, in its\u00a0dative\u00a0singular\u00a0form which can be an example of the excessively official vocabulary of the 19th century.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>German<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>\u201cdonaudampfschiffahrtselektrizit\u00e4tenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamtengesellschaft,\u201d <\/strong>is a 79-letter word meaning \u201cassociation for subordinate officials of the head office management of the Danube steamboat electrical services,\u201d. It is the longest published <a href=\"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/courses\/german-online-course-level-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">German<\/a> word.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Tagalog<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>\u201cPinakanakapagpapabagabag-damdamin\u201d<\/strong> is a word constructed from 32 letters and is the longest word in <a href=\"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/courses\/tagalog-online-course-level-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tagalog<\/a>, meaning \u201cthe most emotionally disturbing (or upsetting) thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/products\/languages\/english-online-courses\/learn-english-online-beginner-intermediate-advanced-bundle\/?utm_source=cudoo_blog&amp;utm_medium=banner&amp;utm_campaign=bundle_english\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5327 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Banner-1024x256.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Banner-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/cudoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Banner-343x86.png 343w, https:\/\/cudoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Banner-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/cudoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Banner-100x25.png 100w, https:\/\/cudoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Banner-720x180.png 720w, https:\/\/cudoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Banner-580x145.png 580w, https:\/\/cudoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Banner-320x80.png 320w, https:\/\/cudoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Banner.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a>Swedish<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The longest word to appear in the official <a href=\"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/courses\/swedish-online-course-level-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swedish<\/a> spelling Bible is the 28-letter \u2018<strong>realisationsvinstbeskattning\u2019<\/strong> which means capital gains taxation.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Afrikaans<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Total Book of South African Records has <a href=\"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/courses\/afrikaans-online-course-level-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Afrikaans<\/a>\u2019 longest word as \u2018<strong>tweedehandsemotorverkoopsmannevakbondstakingsvergaderingsameroeperstoespraakskrywerspersverklaringuitreikingsmediakonferensieaankondiging\u2019<\/strong> (136 letters), meaning \u201cissuable media conference\u2019s announcement at a press release regarding the convener\u2019s speech at a second-hand car dealership union\u2019s strike meeting.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Finnish<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>\u201cLentokonesuihkuturbiinimoottoriapumekaanikkoaliupseerioppilas\u201d<\/strong> (61 letters), meaning \u201cairplane jet turbine engine auxiliary mechanic under officer student&#8221; in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/courses\/finnish-online-course-level-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Finnish language<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Icelandic<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>\u201cVa\u00f0lahei\u00f0arvegavinnuverkf\u00e6rageymslusk\u00fara\u00fatidyralyklakippuhringur\u201d<\/strong> (64 letters), meaning \u201cA ring on a key chain for the main door of a tool storage shed used by road workers on (the hill) Va\u00f0lahei\u00f0i\u201d in <a href=\"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/courses\/icelandic-online-course-level-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Icelandic language<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Maori<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>\u201cTaumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikomaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu\u201d<\/strong> (85 letters). This hill in New Zealand boasts the longest name in the <a href=\"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/courses\/maori-online-course-level-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maori language<\/a> and the largest geographical place name in the world.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Polish<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The 173-letter word\u00a0<strong>\u201cdziewi\u0119\u0107setdziewi\u0119\u0107dziesi\u0105tdziewi\u0119\u0107miliard\u00f3wdziewi\u0119\u0107setdziewi\u0119\u0107dziesi\u0105tdziewi<\/strong><b>\u0119\u0107milion\u00f3wdziewi\u0119\u0107setdziewi\u0119\u0107dziesi\u0105tdziewi\u0119\u0107tysi\u0119cydziewi\u0119\u0107setdziewi\u0119\u0107dziesi\u0119ciodziewi\u0119cioletni&#8221;\u00a0<\/b>means \u201c999,999,999,999 years old\u2019\u2019 is the longest word in the <a href=\"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/courses\/polish-online-course-level-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Polish language<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that the longest English word ever (a chemical name for titin) is 189,819 letters long and takes approximately three and a half hours to pronounce! Thankfully not all words are as long or complicated. Some are significantly lower with as little as 24 letters. 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