List of longest Croatian words

List of longest Croatian words contains some of the longest words in Croatian. This list does not include words for large numbers.

One of the longer words in Croatian is prijestolonasljednica which means 'a female throne successor'.

List

This list contains words in Croatian with at least 15 letters. Some of words in this list come from Latin and Greek.

Rank Word Letters Explanation
1 prijestolonasljednikovičičinima 30 to those who belong to a (diminutive) wife of a throne successor[1][2]
2 antisamoupravnosocijalistički 29 anti self-governing socialistic
3 ezofagogastroduodenoskopija 27 esophagogastroduodenoscopy, an endoscopic method used in suspected the existence of ulcer disease
4 najneindustrijaliziranija 25 the most unindustrialized
5 prijestolonasljednikovica 24 wife of throne successor (diminutive)
6 encefaliarteriografija 23 cerebral angiography, diagnostical method
7 encefalocisternografija 23 encephalo-cisternography, X-ray research of cistern area of the brain using the contrast agents
8 elektronistagmografija 22 electronystagmography, recording spontaneous flicker of eye movement
9 elektroencefalografija 22 electroencephalography, recording electrical activity of the brain
10 heilognatopalatoshiza 21 wikt:cheilognathopalatoschisis, congenital cleft lip, jaw and palate
11 elektrokardiografija 20 electrocardiography, recording electrical activity of the heart
12 deprofesionalizirati 20 separated from the professional control
13 lapalohisterektomija 20 operation of the uterus through an incision in the abdomen
14 otorinolaringologija 20 branch of medicine
15 prijestolonasljednica 20 throne successor (women)
16 prijestolonasljednik 19 throne successor
17 encefalomeningokela 19
18 najnezainteresiraniji 19 the person who is the most uninterested in something
19 nekarakterističnost 19 not like something
20 automehatroničarka 18 female mechatronic
21 dermatofibrosarkom 18 skin tumor with clinical and histological features dermatofiboma and fibrosarcoma
22 medijastinoskopija 18 endoscopic procedure of examination and biopsy of the lymph nodes in the mediastinum
23 elektrostimulacija 18 electrostimulation
24 najzainteresaniji 17 the person who is the most interested for something
25 neprepoznatljivost 17 unrecognisability
26 prenezaposlenost 16 too big unemployment of people
27 makrovaskulatura 16 the collective name for the vessels and arteries with a diameter greater than 0.1 mm
28 epifenomenalizam 16 understanding of the importance of mental secondary product of physiological processes
29 brodogradilište 15 facility for buildings ships
30 kinematografija 15 all movies of one country
31 fundamentalizam 15 fundamentalism
32 elektroprivreda 15 industry dealing with the supply of electricity
33 farmakodinamika 15 pharmacodynamics
34 pluskvamperfekt 15 a grammatical tense,
35 kontinentalnost 15 characteristic of land without affecting the sea

References

  1. ^ "Jeste li znali da najdulja hrvatska riječ ima 31 slovo?". 22 February 2015.
  2. ^ "A najduža hrvatska riječ je... - KLINFO klub". Archived from the original on 2013-06-14. Retrieved 2025-09-19.

Literature

  • Vladimir Anić, Ivo Goldstein: Rječnik stranih riječi, Zagreb, 2004. ISBN 953-6045-14-1