What is the longest one-syllable English word? The one that’s most commonly cited is screeched (nine letters). But there are also schlepped, scratched, scrounged, scrunched, stretched, and the plural nouns straights and strengths (all with nine letters).Click to see full answer. Accordingly, what is the longest word with only one vowel?The longest word in dictionaries having only one vowel is STRENGTHS. The longest word with only one vowel (if repeats are allowed) is CHRONONHOTONTHOLOGOS (twenty letters). STRENGTHLESSNESSES contains only Es and is just two letters shorter.Similarly, what is the shortest word with the most syllables? The shortest commonly used words with one syllable are obviously I and a. The letter to syllable ratio is 1:1, which is very impressive. Two syllable words aren’t particularly interesting. You’ll rarely find a two letter word with two syllables, the only one coming to mind being Io, one of Jupiter’s moons. Considering this, which word has only one syllable? Scraunched and the archaic word strengthed, each 10 letters long, are the longest English words that are only one syllable long. Nine letter monosyllabic words are scratched, screeched, scrounged, squelched, straights, and strengths.How many syllables does Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis have? 19 syllables
What is the longest word with only one syllable?
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