The longest one-syllable word in English is screeched.
The longest word, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, has 45 letters and is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
The longest place name still in use is a hill in New Zealand called: Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipu-kakapikimaungahoronukupokaiw en uaitnatahu.
Los Angeles's full name is El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula.
The word set has more definitions than any other word in the English language.