hippopotomonstrosesquipédaliophobie
French, noun/i.pɔ.pɔ.tɔ.mɔ̃s.tʁo.sɛs.ki.pe.da.ljɔ.fɔ.bi/
hippopotomonstrosesquipédaliophobie is spelled H-I-P-P-O-P-O-T-O-M-O-N-S-T-R-O-S-E-S-Q-U-I-P-É-D-A-L-I-O-P-H-O-B-I-E (35 letters). Hippopotomonstrosesquipédaliophobie is a French feminine noun meaning “hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia (fear of long words)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Peur des mots trop longs, qui sont constitués de trop de syllabes”.
What does hippopotomonstrosesquipédaliophobie mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia (fear of long words)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Peur des mots trop longs, qui sont constitués de trop de syllabes.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of hippopotomonstrosesquipédaliophobie
- hippopotomonstrosesquipédaliophobies plural
- étymologie
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hippopotomonstrosesquipédaliophobie?
- /i.pɔ.pɔ.tɔ.mɔ̃s.tʁo.sɛs.ki.pe.da.ljɔ.fɔ.bi/
- \i.po.po.to.mɔ̃s.tʁo.sɛs.kɥi.pe.da.ljo.fɔ.bi\
- [i.po.po.t̪o.mɔ̃s.t̪ʁ̥o.sɛs.ki.pe.d̪a.ljo.fo.bi]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.