List of 285 of the Shortest Words With the Most Syllables
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Some shorter English words can still be quite a mouthful. Need to find examples of relevant terms? Have a look at this list of the shortest words with most syllables.
Word | Number of Letters | Number of Syllables |
aa | 2 | 2 |
abaxially | 9 | 5 |
abecedary | 9 | 5 |
Abyssinia | 9 | 5 |
academia | 8 | 5 |
academism | 9 | 5 |
acariasis | 9 | 5 |
acariosis | 9 | 5 |
acathexia | 9 | 5 |
Aceraceae | 9 | 5 |
acidemia | 8 | 5 |
aciduria | 8 | 5 |
acoraceae | 9 | 5 |
Acrocomia | 9 | 5 |
Actinaria | 9 | 5 |
Actinidia | 9 | 5 |
actuality | 9 | 5 |
adactylia | 9 | 5 |
adagietto | 9 | 5 |
Adansonia | 9 | 5 |
adaxially | 9 | 5 |
adiabatic | 9 | 5 |
adiposity | 9 | 5 |
adulatory | 9 | 5 |
adynamia | 8 | 5 |
Agavaceae | 9 | 5 |
Ageratina | 9 | 5 |
agrimonia | 9 | 5 |
agromania | 9 | 5 |
AI | 2 | 2 |
Alabamian | 9 | 5 |
Alectoria | 9 | 5 |
alfilaria | 9 | 5 |
alfileria | 9 | 5 |
alienable | 9 | 5 |
alienate | 8 | 4 |
alkalemia | 9 | 5 |
alkaluria | 9 | 5 |
alopecia | 8 | 5 |
amebiasis | 9 | 5 |
amebiosis | 9 | 5 |
Americana | 9 | 5 |
americium | 9 | 5 |
ametropia | 9 | 5 |
amoralism | 9 | 5 |
amorality | 9 | 5 |
amyotonia | 9 | 6 |
anabiosis | 9 | 5 |
anabiotic | 9 | 5 |
anabolism | 9 | 5 |
Anatolia | 8 | 5 |
anemology | 9 | 5 |
angiology | 9 | 5 |
animalia | 8 | 5 |
animalism | 9 | 5 |
animality | 9 | 5 |
animatism | 9 | 5 |
animosity | 9 | 5 |
anisogamy | 9 | 5 |
anomalism | 9 | 5 |
anonymity | 9 | 5 |
anorexia | 8 | 5 |
anoxemia | 8 | 5 |
Antigonia | 9 | 5 |
aperiodic | 9 | 5 |
apolemia | 8 | 5 |
apologia | 8 | 5 |
Aquitania | 9 | 5 |
arability | 9 | 5 |
areflexia | 9 | 5 |
Arenaria | 8 | 5 |
Arizonian | 9 | 5 |
Armoracia | 9 | 5 |
arteriola | 9 | 5 |
asafetida | 9 | 5 |
asininity | 9 | 5 |
asynergia | 9 | 5 |
ataraxia | 8 | 5 |
ateliosis | 9 | 5 |
atomology | 9 | 5 |
atonalism | 9 | 5 |
atonality | 9 | 5 |
atonicity | 9 | 5 |
audiology | 9 | 5 |
Avicennia | 9 | 5 |
axiology | 8 | 5 |
axiomatic | 9 | 5 |
azotemia | 8 | 5 |
azoturia | 8 | 5 |
Babylonia | 9 | 5 |
biologism | 9 | 5 |
biopiracy | 9 | 5 |
boliviano | 9 | 5 |
cafeteria | 9 | 5 |
caladenia | 9 | 5 |
Caledonia | 9 | 5 |
Canavalia | 9 | 5 |
casuarina | 9 | 5 |
catamenia | 9 | 5 |
catatonia | 9 | 5 |
celiotomy | 9 | 5 |
Ceratonia | 9 | 5 |
cineraria | 9 | 5 |
curiosity | 9 | 5 |
cytopenia | 9 | 5 |
Denisonia | 9 | 5 |
deviatory | 9 | 5 |
diabolism | 9 | 5 |
diabology | 9 | 5 |
diazonium | 9 | 5 |
Digitaria | 9 | 5 |
ebriosity | 9 | 5 |
ecdysiasm | 9 | 5 |
echolalia | 9 | 5 |
economism | 9 | 5 |
ecumenism | 9 | 5 |
edibility | 9 | 5 |
edifying | 8 | 4 |
editorial | 9 | 5 |
egomania | 8 | 5 |
egomaniac | 9 | 5 |
electuary | 9 | 5 |
Elettaria | 9 | 5 |
elevatory | 9 | 5 |
emaciated | 9 | 5 |
emanatism | 9 | 5 |
epicardia | 9 | 5 |
epicedium | 9 | 5 |
epicenism | 9 | 5 |
epicurism | 9 | 5 |
epidemial | 9 | 5 |
epilobium | 9 | 5 |
Epimedium | 9 | 5 |
eremitism | 9 | 5 |
Ericaceae | 9 | 5 |
Eriosoma | 8 | 5 |
esoterica | 9 | 5 |
esoterism | 9 | 5 |
esotropia | 9 | 5 |
Ethiopia | 8 | 5 |
Ethiopian | 9 | 5 |
etymology | 9 | 5 |
evacuated | 9 | 5 |
evaluated | 9 | 5 |
evaluator | 9 | 5 |
exoticism | 9 | 5 |
exotropia | 9 | 5 |
expiatory | 9 | 5 |
exuviae | 7 | 5 |
fiduciary | 9 | 5 |
fioritura | 9 | 5 |
geniality | 9 | 5 |
genitalia | 9 | 5 |
Habenaria | 9 | 5 |
hagiology | 9 | 5 |
heliology | 9 | 5 |
hematuria | 9 | 5 |
Honiara | 7 | 4 |
hyperemia | 9 | 5 |
hyperopia | 9 | 5 |
hypotonia | 9 | 5 |
iconoduly | 9 | 5 |
iconology | 9 | 5 |
idiocrasy | 9 | 5 |
idiolalia | 9 | 6 |
idiolatry | 9 | 5 |
idiomatic | 9 | 5 |
idiopathy | 9 | 5 |
idioplasm | 9 | 5 |
idiotism | 8 | 5 |
imaginary | 9 | 5 |
immediacy | 9 | 5 |
inability | 9 | 5 |
inamorata | 9 | 5 |
inamorato | 9 | 5 |
inebriety | 9 | 5 |
infusoria | 9 | 5 |
inutility | 9 | 5 |
Io | 2 | 2 |
iodinated | 9 | 5 |
irenicism | 9 | 5 |
Iridaceae | 9 | 5 |
iridotomy | 9 | 5 |
isomerism | 9 | 5 |
isoniazid | 9 | 5 |
itineracy | 9 | 5 |
itinerary | 9 | 5 |
joviality | 9 | 5 |
juniority | 9 | 5 |
kakotopia | 9 | 5 |
ketonemia | 9 | 5 |
ketonuria | 9 | 5 |
Lagenaria | 9 | 5 |
Lamiaceae | 9 | 5 |
laminaria | 9 | 5 |
latimeria | 9 | 5 |
liability | 9 | 5 |
Ligularia | 9 | 5 |
Liliaceae | 9 | 5 |
lipidemia | 9 | 5 |
Lithuania | 9 | 5 |
Lobularia | 9 | 5 |
logomania | 9 | 5 |
Louisiana | 9 | 5 |
Lusitania | 9 | 5 |
lysinemia | 9 | 5 |
macadamia | 9 | 5 |
Macedonia | 9 | 5 |
Mariology | 9 | 5 |
mediatory | 9 | 5 |
Meliaceae | 9 | 5 |
meromelia | 9 | 5 |
misopedia | 9 | 5 |
monomania | 9 | 5 |
Myriapoda | 9 | 5 |
Myricaria | 9 | 5 |
myriorama | 9 | 5 |
Nidularia | 9 | 5 |
notoriety | 9 | 5 |
obituary | 8 | 5 |
oenomania | 9 | 5 |
officiary | 9 | 5 |
oinomania | 9 | 5 |
oligopoly | 9 | 5 |
oliguria | 8 | 5 |
omophagia | 9 | 5 |
oogonia | 7 | 5 |
Oratorian | 9 | 5 |
oratorio | 8 | 5 |
Oregonian | 9 | 5 |
otiosity | 8 | 5 |
Oxylebius | 9 | 5 |
palilalia | 9 | 5 |
paralogia | 9 | 5 |
paramecia | 9 | 5 |
paranomia | 9 | 5 |
parorexia | 9 | 5 |
parosamia | 9 | 5 |
pecuniary | 9 | 5 |
peperomia | 9 | 5 |
Pilularia | 9 | 5 |
Podalyria | 9 | 5 |
Polygonia | 9 | 5 |
potomania | 9 | 5 |
Pulicaria | 9 | 5 |
pyromania | 9 | 5 |
radiology | 9 | 5 |
Remilegia | 9 | 5 |
residuary | 9 | 5 |
rituality | 9 | 5 |
Rotatoria | 9 | 5 |
Rubiaceae | 9 | 5 |
Ruritania | 9 | 5 |
Saponaria | 9 | 5 |
sobriety | 8 | 5 |
sociology | 9 | 5 |
Somateria | 9 | 5 |
Subularia | 9 | 5 |
Tarrietia | 9 | 5 |
Tiliaceae | 9 | 5 |
tularemia | 9 | 5 |
unamiable | 9 | 5 |
unamiably | 9 | 5 |
unanimity | 9 | 5 |
uniatism | 8 | 5 |
uniocular | 9 | 5 |
uniovular | 9 | 5 |
unitarian | 9 | 5 |
univocity | 9 | 5 |
uranology | 9 | 5 |
uratemia | 8 | 5 |
uraturia | 9 | 5 |
urochezia | 9 | 5 |
urticaria | 9 | 5 |
usability | 9 | 5 |
uvularia | 8 | 5 |
valeriana | 9 | 5 |
variety | 7 | 4 |
veniality | 9 | 5 |
Vesicaria | 9 | 5 |
viability | 9 | 5 |
Viminaria | 9 | 5 |
Violaceae | 9 | 5 |
visuality | 9 | 5 |
Zamiaceae | 9 | 5 |