title: Longest word in Spanish
text: # Longest word in Spanish
  
  This article describes some of the longest words in the Spanish language.
  
  Esternocleidooccipitomastoideos (31 letters) is the plural of the noun esternocleidooccipitomastoideo, which is the sternocleidomastoid, a muscle in the human neck. The word has a 22-letter synonym: esternocleidomastoideo, which is shorter because it omits the Latin prefix occipito- ('occipital'). Both words are abbreviated as ECOM.
  
  The 24-letter word electroencefalografistas, plural of electroencefalografista, means 'electroencephalographists' or 'electroencephalographers': specialists in the brain measurement technology of electroencephalography (EEG).
  
  The 23-letter adverb anticonstitucionalmente means 'anticonstitutionally'. Anticonstitucionalmente is also the Portuguese translation; the French translation, anticonstitutionnellement, is an exceptionally long word as well (25 letters).
  
  ## Long words
  
  In the table below, all of the Spanish nouns except for arteriosclerosis can be pluralised by adding an s (es for internacionalizaciones) to the end. The adjective otorrinolaringológico can also be pluralised with an s; the plurals of the other adjectives end in es.
  
  The RAE column indicates whether the Real Academia Española lists and defines the word in the Diccionario de la lengua española, its official dictionary.
  
  | Word | Letters | Syllables | Part of speech | Translation |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | hipopotomonstrosesquipedaliofobia | 33 | 13 | noun | hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia |
  | esternocleidooccipitomastoideo | 30 | 13 | noun | sternocleidomastoid |
  | hexakosioihexekontahexafobia | 28 | 10 | noun | hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia |
  | anticonstitucionalmente | 23 | 9 | adverb | anticonstitutionally |
  | electroencefalografista | 23 | 10 | noun | electroencephalographer |
  | esternocleidomastoideo | 22 | 9 | noun | sternocleidomastoid |
  | electroencefalografía | 21 | 10 | noun | electroencephalography |
  | otorrinolaringológico | 21 | 10 | adjective | otorhinolaryngological |
  | internacionalización | 20 | 8 | noun | internationalization |
  | electroencefalograma | 20 | 9 | noun | electroencephalogram |
  | otorrinolaringología | 20 | 10 | noun | otorhinolaryngology |
  | electrocardiografía | 19 | 9 | noun | electrocardiography |
  | desafortunadamente | 18 | 8 | adjective | unfortunately |
  | anticonstitucional | 18 | 7 | adjective | anticonstitutional |
  | desconsoladamente | 17 | 7 | adverb | disconsolately |
  | interculturalidad | 17 | 7 | noun | interculturality |
  | arteriosclerosis | 16 | 6 | noun | arteriosclerosis |
  | electrodoméstico | 16 | 7 | noun | home appliance |
  | inconstitucional | 16 | 6 | adjective | unconstitutional |
  | limpiaparabrisas | 16 | 7 | noun | windshield wiper |
  | inexorablemente | 15 | 7 | adverb | inexorably |
  | paralelepípedo | 14 | 7 | noun | parallelepiped |
  