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This has been mentioned by multiple media organizations:

Megan Gibson (2011-01-14). "Wikipedia's 10th Anniversary: 10 Unforgettable Entries". TIME. Retrieved 2010-01-15. Though it's a contested choice, the longest word in the English language is 189,819 letters long...
Alexis Kleinman, Maxwell Strachan (14 January 2015). "The 49 Most Entertaining Wikipedia Entries Ever Created". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 8 March 2015.

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electroencephalographically[edit]

According to Merriam-Webster, electroencephalographically is the longest word. (27 letters)

http://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/no-antidisestablishmentarianism-is-not-in-the-dictionary/

English?[edit]

One could argue that the first four words in the chart are not "English".

Simply listing them as "technical" doesn't preclude this. There are technical terms which are also, in fact, English -- e.g., "cloud computing", "computer aided design", "authentication", "biometrics", and the like.

But when you just start stringing together a bunch on "methyl's", "ethyls's" and "diacetyl's" and such, is that still really "English"? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.95.43.253 (talk) 23:17, 31 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Practical research[edit]

What is the second longest word in english language? 124.217.25.27 (talk) 23:09, 16 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Language not correct[edit]

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu is not English, it is Māori language in new Zealand. Please fix. 121.99.70.75 (talk) 04:38, 19 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Title[edit]

The title says „Longest word in English“, but this list is clearly multiple words, so it should be changed to „Longest words in English“ 24.14.31.178 (talk) 15:54, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]