hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia

How many syllables in hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia?

  15 syllables

Divide hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia into syllables:   hip-po-pot-o-mon-stro-ses-qui-ped-al-i-o-pho-bi-a
How to pronounce hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia:   hip-oh-pot-toh-mun-stro-ses-kwip-ped-ahl-ee-o-pho-b-ee-a
How to say hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia:

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noun
  1. fear of long words
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Synonyms for hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia


2 syllables
  • afraid
    3 syllables
    • phobia
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