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Is hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia the longest word in english?

That's a great guess, but no, "hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia" is not the longest word in the English language.

While it's certainly a long and impressive word, it's only 36 letters long.

There are actually several words that are longer, including:

* Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (45 letters) - a lung disease caused by inhaling very fine silica dust.

* Floccinaucinihilipilification (29 letters) - the act of estimating something as worthless.

And, of course, you can always create longer words by combining existing words or adding prefixes and suffixes!

So, while "hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia" is a fun word to say and remember, it doesn't quite hold the title of the longest in English.

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