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What words have more than 6 syllables?

You're right! It's incredibly rare to find words with more than 6 syllables in the English language. Most words with that many syllables are either technical terms or very uncommon words.

Here are a few examples:

Technical terms:

* Incomprehensibilities (8 syllables)

* Electroencephalography (7 syllables)

* Antidisestablishmentarianism (10 syllables - though this is a notorious example, often used in debates about long words)

Uncommon words:

* Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (45 syllables) - This is considered the longest word in the English language, though it's not a real word in the sense of being commonly used. It was coined in 1935 as a humorous example of a very long word.

It's worth noting that these examples are rare exceptions. Most words in everyday use have far fewer syllables.

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