At 63 letters, Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz holds a place in the Guinness World Records as one of the longest words in the German language. It translates to “Beef labeling supervision duties delegation law.” Can you guess how it's broken down?
The word Schifffahrt is a noun composed of the words Schiff, ship, and Fahrt, ride. Before the orthographic reform in 1996 you'd drop one of the 3 Fs, but after the reform you have to write all 3 of them.
A 79 letter word, Donaudampfschiffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamtengesellschaft, was named the longest published word in the German language by the 1972 Guinness Book of World Records, but longer words are possible.
What is the full word of methionylthreonylthreonylglutaminylarginyl?
Technically speaking, the longest word in English is “Methionylthreonylthreonylglutaminylarginyl… isoleucine”. That's the scientific name for the largest protein in the human body, scientifically known as 'titin,' made up of over 190,000 letters. Yep, you heard that right!
The word that Klaus keeps saying is "lebenslanger Schicksalschatz" (would actually be two words in German) and does literally mean "lifelong treasure of destiny".
How do you pronounce Floccinaucinihilipilification?
In American English, you might hear something like “flok-sih-naw-see-nee-hil-uh-pil-uh-fi-KAY-shun,” while in British English, it could be closer to “flok-sih-noh-see-nee-hil-ih-pil-ih-fi-KAY-shun.”
Siebenhundertsiebenundsiebzigtausendsiebenhundertsiebenundsiebzig (seven hundred and seventy-seven thousand, seven hundred and seventy-seven) Talk about your lucky sevens! This massive, 65-letter word is the number 777,777 in German.
But of course the number of German words is infinite anyway, because we can form new words all the time. Among other things, this has to do with the fact that the system for forming new words in German is perfect for putting together new combinations of words and parts of words whenever we like.
The extended term for “titin” has 189,819 letters, but the first 61 letters are methionylthreonylthreonylglutaminylarginyltyrosylglutamylsery. It takes three or more hours to pronounce the entire word.
Titin (Connectin): Titin is crucial for the elasticity of muscle tissue. It has a molecular mass of approximately 3,000 to 3,700 kDa and consists of 26,926 to 33,423 amino acids, depending on the isoform and species. So Titin is a massive 100-times bigger than a typical protein.
German is a Category II language (out of five categories), the only one in this category. They say that you need 30 weeks or 750 hours of study to master German. So, compared to other languages, German is not at all difficult. And you can learn it fast and easily with the right methods.
Gobbledygook is unintelligible nonsense, often a bunch of big words that you can't comprehend. The mechanic might try to explain what's wrong with your car, but to you it just sounds like gobbledygook. Like gibberish, gobbledygook is essentially meaningless to the person listening to or reading it.
