Today's trivia question: What is the longest word in Spanish?
Wednesday March 8, 2006
I'm not sure what the current edition says, but the several-years-old edition I have of the Guinness recordbook says that superextraordinarísimo is the longest word in Spanish. But is it really a word? Well, it does follow the rules of Spanish suffixes and prefixes and certainly would be understood by any Spanish speaker. But the only place you'll ever run across the word is in lists of long words; you won't hear it in ordinary speech. In any case, Spanish has at least two longer words, words that are in real (even if not everyday) use. Learn more...
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Longest spanish word i’ve heard is:
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the longest spanish word i’ve heard of is electroencefalografistas
the longest spanish word i’ve heard of is electroencefalografistas.
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I think the longest spanish word is neumonoultramicroscopicosiliciovolcanconiosis (45 leters)
Christine — It’s definitely a long word. The main problem, though, is that the only place I’ve been able to find the word used is in articles that say it’s the longest word in Spanish. I’d love to see a case where it is used for its meaning rather than as an example. Maybe in a medical textbook somewhere?