The word that is arguably the hardest to say is “Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis”. This 45-letter word is the longest word in the English language and refers to a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silica particles.
It is a form of pneumoconiosis caused by the inhalation of ultra-microscopic particles of silica dust found in volcanic ash, or any very fine silica dust. The disease is a form of chronic inflammatory reaction in the lung tissue happening in response to the inhalation of the silica particles.
It is typically only found in miners, millers, and people in related professions, or people with a long-term inhalation of volcanic ash.
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What are the 10 hardest words to pronounce?
1.Worcestershire – wor-ces-ter-sheer
2.Pronunciation – prah-nun-see-ey-shuhn
3.Chiaroscurist – kee-ahr-uh-skoor-ist
4.Pieces de resistance – pee-yuhs duh ruh-zis-tahns
5.Thesaurus – thee-sor-uhs
6.Occipital – ahk-sip-i-tl
7.Gastronomy – gas-trah-nom-ee
8.Throve – throv
9.Schneiderian – sh-nay-dee-ree-uhn
10.Anemone – uh-neh-moh-nee
What are 20 difficult words?
1. Abstruse
2. Predilection
3. Dissertation
4. Obfuscate
5. Banal
6. Antecedent
7. Usurp
8. Insipid
9. Repudiate
10. Rectify
11. Colloquial
12. Misanthrope
13. Quandary
14. Prolific
15. Prodigal
16. Abstinence
17. Chicanery
18. Diaphanous
19. Opprobrium
20. Contentious
What are some tricky words?
Some tricky words include:
– Bane/Bain
– Allusion/Illusion
– Cite/Site/Sight
– Boar/Bore
– Vessel/Vessels
– Invoke/Evoke
– Affect/Effect
– Its/It’s
– Their/They’re/There
– Refuse/Refusal
– Far/Farther/Further
– Principle/Principal
– Faint/Feint
– Course/Coarse
– Accept/Except
– Fewer/Less
– Completely/Completly
– Most/Almost
– Discreet/Discrete
– Weather/Whether
– Stationary/Stationery
– Which/That
– Flamingo/Flamenco
How do you say 20 hard words in English?
Twenty hard words in English can be categorized according to the areas of language they focus on.
Nouns: Aperture, Bureaucracy, Hyperbole, Magnitude, Resilience
Verbs: Affirm, Dissipate, Excavate, Jettison, Permeate
Adjectives: Adventurous, Gluttonous, Lucid, Morose, Zealous
Adverbs: Ardently, Flippantly, Indefatigably, Sanctimoniously, Propitiously
Prepositions: Amidst, Forbearance, Inasmuch, Notwithstanding, Transcending
Interjections: Alas, Bravo, Ergo, Henceforth, Voila
Conjunctions: Afterward, If, Since, Unless, Wherever
What are the top 100 misspelled words?
Many people have difficulty spelling words correctly and some of the top 100 most misspelled words according to Google Trends are as follows:
1. accommodate
2. disappear
3. profound
4. receive
5. embarrass
6. separate
7. persuade
8. definite
9. maintenance
10. available
11. cemetery
12. conscience
13. nineteenth
14. furnace
15. gauge
16. interrupt
17. leisure
18. millennium
19. niece
20. possession
21. restaurant
22. stomach
23. thorough
24. characteristic
25. maintenance
26. occurrence
27. noticeable
28. embarrass
29. accelerate
30. bruise
31. cemetery
32. obvious
33. quiet
34. rhythm
35. vehicle
36. commence
37. committee
38. diverse
39. thorough
40. confidential
41. embarrass
42. whenever
43. democracy
44. dominate
45. facilitate
46. hereafter
47. incredible
48. occupation
49. predecessor
50. privilege
51. recommended
52. references
53. resemble
54. suspected
55. travelers
56. whereas
57. category
58. compatible
59. diabetic
60. embarrass
61. excessive
62. familiar
63. forehead
64. hesitate
65. implant
66. separate
67. neighbor
68. nervous
69. nuisance
70. nutritional
71. appropriate
72. definitely
73. liquor
74. marijuana
75. proceed
76. questionable
77. restraint
78. scissors
79. simplify
80. supersede
81. temperature
82. vacuum
83. authentic
84. commencement
85. consist
86. definite
87. discharge
88. eighth
89. guarantee
90. hierarchy
91. interpret
92. manifest
93. niece
94. prefer
95. rear
96. succeed
97. suppress
98. tourist
99. meanwhile
100. yield
