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