Long word

Albanian

zëvendëskryeredaktori 

(21 letters) deputy editor-in-chief

Kundërzhurmëkrijuesabërësave 

(27 letters) against noisemakers

 

Bulgarian

 

neprotivokonstitutsionstvuvatelstvuvayte 

(40 letters) something against constitution

 

Catalan

 

anticonstitucionalment 

(22 letters) unconstitutionally

 

Croatian

 

prijestolonaslijednikovica 

(26 letters) the wife of a heir to the throne

 

Czech

 

nejneobhospodarovávatelnejšími 

(30 letters) the less farmed

 

Danish

 

Speciallægepraksisplanlægningsstabiliseringsperiode  

(52 letters) period where a specialist doctors planning of the practice is stabilized

Økonomiprofessorassistentsuddannelse  

(36 letters) an education to be an assistant for a professor in economics

 

Dutch

 

kindercarnavalsoptochtvoorbereidingswerkzaamheden 

(48 letters) preparation activities for a children’s carnival procession

         hottentottententententoonstelling

(33 letters) the exhibition of the tents of the Hottentot-tribe

Hottentottententententoonstellingsterrein

(33 letters) the terrain of the exhibition of the tents of the Hottentot-tribe

 

English

 

As for the English language, there are somewhat fanciful claims for extremely long words. However, more realistically here are the following in descending length:

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis 

(45 letters) the longest word in a major dictionary, a technical word for a lung disease created by silica dust inhalation

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious 

(34 letters) from the Mary Poppins film and musical with a fanciful defintion

hippopotomonstrosesquipedalianism 

(33 letters) which means the love of long words

pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism 

(30 letters) the longest non-coined word in a major dictionary for a specific inherited medical disorder

floccinaucinihilipilification 

(29 letters coined in 1741) meaning the categorizing of something that is useless or trivial (the longest unchallenged non-technical word)

antidisestablishmentarianism

(28 letters) the longest non-coined and non-technical word

          hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia  

(35 letters) the fear of long words

 

Estonian

 

raudteeülesõidukoht

(19 letters) train crossing point

 

Finnish

 

lentokonesuihkuturbiinimoottoriapumekaanikkoaliupseerioppilas

(61 letters) technical warrant officer trainee specialized in aircraft jet engines

epäjärjestelmällistyttämättömyydellänsäkäänköhän

(48 letters) even with his/her lack of being made non-systematic

peruspalveluliikelaitoskuntayhtymä

(34 letters) a municipality providing basic services

metroraideliityntäpysäköintiyhdistelmäajoneuvoparkkialue

(56 letters) combined vehicles parking area with access to metro rail

 

French

 

anticonstitutionnellement 

(25 letters) unconstitutionally

intergouvernementalisation 

(26 letters) intergovernmentalisation

 

German

 

Grundstücksverkehrsgenehmigungszuständigkeitsübertragungsverordnung 

(67 letters) a regulation about competences

Donaudampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft 

(34 letters) Danube steamship company

Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung 

(26 letters) speed limit

 

Greek

 

υποδηματοεπιδιορθωτήριον  

(24 letters) by mending shoes

ωτορινολαρυγγολόγος

(19 letters) otolaryngologist (throat-ear-nose specialist)

ακτινοχρυσοφαιδροβροντολαμπροφεγγοφωτοστόλιστος

(47 letters) dressed in golden-shining, thundering and incandescent clothes

σκουληκομυρμηγκότρυπα

(21 letters) an anthill

φαλαινοκαρχαρίας 

(16 letters) whale shark

 

Hungarian

 

megszentségtelenithetetlenségeskedéseltekért 

(44 letters) “for your unprofaneable actions”

legmegvesztegethetetlenebbek 

(28 letters) the least corruptible ones

Korean

 

청자양인각연당초상감모란문은구대접

(18 syllable blocks) Celadon Sheep Engraving Lotus Portrait Inlaid Peony Door Silver Bowl Hospitality

legmegvesztegethetetlenebbek 

(28 letters) the least corruptible ones

 

Icelandic

 

vaðlaheiðarvegavinnuverkfærageymsluskúrslyklakippuhringurinn 

(60 letters) the key ring to the tool work shed in the road works of Vaðlaheiði

 

Italian

 

precipitevolissimevolmente 

(26 letters) to do something in a hurry

psiconeuroendocrinoimmunologia 

(30 letters) a discipline that deals with the relationship between the functioning of the nervous system, the immune system and the endocrine system

 

Latin

 

honorificabilitudinitatibus 

(27 letters) the state of being able to achieve honours (the longest word in Shakespeare from Love’s Labour’s Lost)

 

Latvian

 

pretpulksteņrādītājvirziens 

(28 letters) in a counter-clockwise direction

Virsapakšcepure 

(15 letters) underneath hat

Meningoencefalomieloradikuloneirīts

(35 letters) a medical term related to nerve inflammation

 

Lithuanian

 

nebeprisikiškiakopusteliaudavome 

(30 letters) we didn't pick rabbit cabbage

 

Polish

 

 

konstantynopolitańczykowianeczka

(32 letters) a girl living in Constantinople

 

Portuguese

 

anticonstitucionalissimamente 

(29 letters) unconstitutionally

 

Romanian

 

otorinolaringologie 

(19 letters) Otorhinolaringology

sternocleidomastoidian 

(22 letters) the sternocleidomastoid muscle that is located in the front of the neck

pneumoultramicroscopicosilicovulcaniconioza 

(49 letters) pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcaniconiosis. lung disease caused by inhalation of volcanic silicon dust

 

Russian

 

тетрагидропиранилциклопентилтетрагидропиридопиридиновые 

(55 letters) Chemical substance

 

Serbian

 

prestolonaslednikovica 

(22 letters) wife of the Crown Prince

деведесетдеветогодишњакиња 

(26 letters) a ninety-nine-year-old woman

 

Slovenian

 

dialektičnomaterialističen 

(26 letters) dialectical materialistic

starocerkvenoslovanšcina 

(24 letters) Old Church Slavik Language

 

Slovak

 

najnevypočítavatelnejší

(23 letters) the most difficult example to calculate

najneobhospodárovatel'nejší

(26 letters) the less farmed 

najnerozkrasokorčuľovateľnejšia

(31 letters) a woman which is the least capable of doing figure skating  

 

Spanish

 

anticonstitucionalmente

(23 letters) unconstitutionally

(21 letters) person who favors or is part of the counter-revolution

          electroencefalografista

(23 letters)  electroencephalographists, specialists in the brain measurement technology of electroencephalography (EEG)

 

(131 letters) north west sea coastal artillery reconnaissance flight simulator facility equipment maintenance follow-up discussion posts preparatory work

 

 

(28 letters) They are said to belong to the family that came from Afyonkarahisar

Muvaffakiyetsizlestiricilestiriveremeyebileceklerimizdenmissinizcesine

(70 letters) As if you would be from those we can not easily/quickly make a maker of unsuccessful ones

çekostravakyalılardanmısınızsiz?

(31 letters) Are you from çekostravakyalı?

 

Ukranian

 

рентгеноелектрокардіографічного

(31 letters) x-ray electrocardiographic

 

Welsh

 

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

(58 letters) village on the island of Anglesey in Wales, literal meaning: St Mary's in Hollow of the White Hazel near to the Rapid Whirlpool of Llantysilio of the Red Cave

 

 

The concept and examples featured on this page have been provided by Adam Jacot de Boinod