Submitted by OfficialWireGrind t3_10rbedi in dataisbeautiful
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pootis_engage t1_j6up9si wrote
Three letters, five syllables? What words are those?
Simplified_J t1_j6ur5z2 wrote
How can a 1 letter word be 3 syllables???
Waterologist t1_j6urdci wrote
Duh-bull-yoo
Simplified_J t1_j6urgtc wrote
That's not a word though.
holdenontoyoubooks t1_j6urhop wrote
According to this there is just one!
neuhmz t1_j6urplm wrote
That's the pronunciation of W
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Hunty89 t1_j6ut2jk wrote
Can you provide a list of the outliers with only 1-2 occurrences? Eg: word for 20 Letters, 8 syllables.
Would be super interesting.
Simplified_J t1_j6utik4 wrote
That's 5 letters 3 syllables, comment says 3 letters 5 syllables.
7elevenses t1_j6utsh0 wrote
Oh, I misread that. I guess it would be an acronym that includes W then.
FooJenkins t1_j6utxfj wrote
How are their 36 one letter words in English?
OfficialWireGrind OP t1_j6uu0az wrote
They are the abbreviation Rep, and the acronyms BMW, DFW. If I'm not mistaken, DFW stands for Dallas Fort-Worth. The dataset, though, lists the pronunciation as "dee-eff-dub-eh-you."
prince_farquhar t1_j6uu7ny wrote
Hmmm 9 letters 1 syllable. Strengths?
blabla857 t1_j6uu861 wrote
33 one letter words. 33, one, letter, words. Am I having a stroke?
Ranzok t1_j6uv0t7 wrote
Initialisms not acronyms, btw. Not to be a pedant!
OfficialWireGrind OP t1_j6uv9ud wrote
It might take me a little while to do all of them. The 20-letter 8-syllable words are "institutionalization" and "counterrevolutionary."
Cecuhl t1_j6uvb75 wrote
Someone above noted: The letters of the alphabet qualify as nouns and, therefore, words in themselves.
10kLines t1_j6uvlfu wrote
I'd never heard of initialisms. Thank you, kind pedant!
soloespero t1_j6uvpvh wrote
That's 26.. "I" and "a" (not the letter) are 2 more. 28.. what are some others?
hacksoncode t1_j6uvtz7 wrote
Incomprehensibility is a 19 letter word with 8 syllables, FWIW.
Perhaps it's not in the top 50,000... but that seems incomprehensible to me ;-).
ramblinjd t1_j6uvzig wrote
I assume they're counting A as both the noun representing the letter and the indefinite article. Same idea with I, X, and 3 other letters.
hacksoncode t1_j6uw3jq wrote
No, but you're forgetting that each letter is, itself a noun referring to that letter. Plus a few that are other words with their own dictionary entries.
Chicagofteverybody t1_j6uw4pp wrote
How are there more 1 letter words than letters in the alphabet?
cyclodecodex t1_j6uw5i4 wrote
Yés. I hópe this clärifies
Epistatious t1_j6uwbzj wrote
Seems like there is only a and I, unless you count O. O Canada
OfficialWireGrind OP t1_j6uwo1t wrote
No. I'm pretty sure the ghost words are numerals. I should have wrote "characters" rather than "letters."
Fnansen204 t1_j6ux4hk wrote
I would like to see the German words plotted out.
OfficialWireGrind OP t1_j6ux78x wrote
I'm pretty sure these are numerals. It makes sense since both add up to 36.
Slobbadobbavich t1_j6uxav3 wrote
This is pretty y'all but I'm too dumb to appreciate anything else from this chart.
blabla857 t1_j6uxexf wrote
Shouldn't it be 35 then? 26, plus A and I, then the 7 numerals?
khanstein t1_j6uxllq wrote
While you argue one syllable words, here I am seeing a censored dick.
Limp_Distribution t1_j6uxlvx wrote
I’ve always thought there was around 500,000 words in the English language. I didn’t check but they don’t look like they add up.
evilleppy87 t1_j6uxt7m wrote
Thank god I'm not the only one.
blabla857 t1_j6uxuo6 wrote
ʇsɐoʇ ʇuɹnq ƃuᴉllǝɯs ɯ,I
cboogie t1_j6uxyib wrote
In discussions about language pedantry is usually allowed just as long as you’re not smug.
OfficialWireGrind OP t1_j6uxz7v wrote
The word count goes by spelling only, and it is case insensitive. The numerals I'm referring to are Arabic numerals.
NarcissusLovesEcho t1_j6uy2ja wrote
What are the 1-letter words with 2 syllables?
gaston312 t1_j6uy8ub wrote
Google says there are 171K English words. And I’m guessing they are not counting W as a noun… so where’s the rest of the words?
Thaplayer1209 t1_j6uyuej wrote
The source counts 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 as letters too.
Thaplayer1209 t1_j6uyz69 wrote
Sources includes single-digit numbers as 1-letter words so it is 0 and 7
Thaplayer1209 t1_j6uz37n wrote
Could you do one for number of letters vs number of unique letters?
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ramfan1027 t1_j6uzdaj wrote
Someone hit me with that 5 syllable 2 letter word. 77?
Font_Snob t1_j6uzhow wrote
I'm most curious about the one character word with three syllables.
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Pirate_Green_Beard t1_j6v0g0l wrote
"O" works as an exclamation. For example, in the first line of the Star-Spangled Banner, "O say, can you see..."
SRJT16 t1_j6v0tjh wrote
HOW CAN A 1 LETTER WORD HAVE 3 SYLLABLES?!
PostsNDPStuff t1_j6v125k wrote
And that O is two syllables...
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bapo225 t1_j6v1v3v wrote
How tf do you get 5 syllables with just 2 letters?
m_earendil t1_j6v24oq wrote
W
It's a noun for that letter of the alphabet, written with a single letter, pronounced with three syllables.
Pirate_Green_Beard t1_j6v2hp1 wrote
The word is one syllable, but it's lilted into two beats for that song. I should've used "O Canada" as the example.
JD_SLICK t1_j6v2npj wrote
Oooh I want to see German.
There’s got to be a 68 letter, 21 syllable word for “that feeling when you think you have wet socks but it turns out you just need coffee and a pastry”
blabla857 t1_j6v3adx wrote
Arabic numerals are not words. Numerals are. Maybe not Roman ones but "two" is! But that doesn't help with the one letter words.
The "A" and "I" were in reference to the determiner "a" and the pronoun "i".
Is it counting things like "c" as an abbreviation for century?
EDIT: I've just realised this is OC and how you built the dataset so I get it now. I think!
Font_Snob t1_j6v3ajx wrote
Of course it is. 🤦♂️
SyntheticSlime t1_j6v3dhm wrote
What is the 3 syllable single letter word?
Atypical_Mammal t1_j6v3z8z wrote
Ok, cool. How are there 26 one letter words in english?
phil0suffer t1_j6v41js wrote
What is this one letter word that has three syllables?!
mikeystocks100 t1_j6v4a2h wrote
If that's what you're asking why wouldn't you ask about 2-letter words with 5 syllables?
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GRANDxADMIRALxTHRAWN t1_j6v4etk wrote
What about, incomprehensibilitization. 😏
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Kdlbrg43 t1_j6v4r1u wrote
I am more facinated by the 3 syllable 1 letter word
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StirFru t1_j6v5ebp wrote
I guess the remaining 26 are the alphabet, implying the 3 syllable one is “w”
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Kdlbrg43 t1_j6v5kak wrote
That makes sense, I guess.
ALLisFlux t1_j6v5xor wrote
So, is the 5 syllable 2 letter “word” 77?
xDrBagelx t1_j6v5yxg wrote
But an initialism is an acronym? So you're just making it more specific which doesn't matter in this case, right?
IncrediblehumanPOS t1_j6v6mg8 wrote
Nine letters words with one syllable?
hacksoncode t1_j6v72mo wrote
Ah yes, English... the language where you can verbify any noun, then change it back and engage in verbification.
guynamedjames t1_j6v75al wrote
Three when I sing it
damned_truths t1_j6v89z5 wrote
There's a note in the bottom right
Edit: lefts and rights are hard
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lookngbackinfrontome t1_j6v96hj wrote
Story of my life right there.
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Carioca1970 t1_j6vahfx wrote
Open wide! Aaaaaaaa-aaaaaaaa-aaaaaaa!
wkrick t1_j6valzr wrote
The coloring on this graph make sit look like a thermal image. What has been seen cannot be unseen.
DressPsychological88 t1_j6vboka wrote
It's sub-tle-liminal 'masonic' *propaganda . Am I going to think I sh/could've known what OC is after I post this?
Mech-Waldo t1_j6vbz5x wrote
That's exactly what you're being
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Hammer_Stixx t1_j6vc9dd wrote
Acronyms are for shortened names that are still pronounced as words, like PETA, or NATO. Initialisms are the ones that you just shorten for the sake of shortening, but aren't really pronounceable. Things like BMW, or LMAO.
I might be wrong about this, but this is what I can vaguely remember on the topic.
Frequent-Win9999 t1_j6vcbzq wrote
Acronyms with the 'word' W in it. Since it's duh-ble-you
PM_ME_YOUR_PLECTRUMS t1_j6vcii6 wrote
In an initialism, you say the letters one by one (eg: ATM), in an acronym, you pronounce the resulting word (eg: NASA)
twilsonco t1_j6vcnyf wrote
Three syllables in one letter. That’s efficiency
beene282 t1_j6vcslf wrote
Well done!
doyourselfaflavor t1_j6vcwkm wrote
I remember watching a spelling bee and they gave a kid "aitch" as in, the letter h.
beene282 t1_j6vcyg9 wrote
Censored dick thermal image
Clemario t1_j6vczlj wrote
I suppose 7 and 0 are the 2-syllable words, and W is the 3-syllable one.
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beene282 t1_j6vd5ju wrote
Strengths courtesy of a poster above
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beene282 t1_j6vdbx4 wrote
Except there are no letters with two syllables. Try 77
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Ilucuthen t1_j6veodl wrote
I know another one of them is Screeched.
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What is the five letter five syllable word?
Limp_Distribution t1_j6vgt7z wrote
Thanks, I’m on my phone and didn’t see it.
Snoah-Yopie t1_j6vh5e8 wrote
These are fun. A good addition would be adding histograms for the axes data. It would be nice to easily see info like the number of 7 letter words.
Pademelon1 t1_j6vig5z wrote
LMAO's probably a bad example there, plenty of people use it as an acronym.
Hammer_Stixx t1_j6vj0k1 wrote
Not really meant to be, it's an initialism first and foremost.
e_la_bron t1_j6vjn3z wrote
Is Screeched not 2 syllables?
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this_is_me_drunk t1_j6vkhm5 wrote
dou-ble-you as in "w"
DBL_NDRSCR t1_j6vlb5p wrote
tf are the 8 syllable words
Pademelon1 t1_j6vlcgm wrote
Yeah, but plenty of initialisms get corrupted into acronyms. Better to use examples that are unequivocal. BMW was a good one. PNG is another.
Don't want to argue, just pointing out that it might confuse some people.
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7 letters, 2 syllables, I’m yours ❤️❤️❤️❤️
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Whoak t1_j6vo4a6 wrote
How can there be 36 single-letter words when there are only 26 letters? Which single letters have more than 1meaning? 🧐🤔🤨
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OfficialWireGrind OP t1_j6vpamv wrote
I've just verified that this is due to the letters "a" through "z" along with the numerals "0" through "9."
JFunkX t1_j6vpltv wrote
You are correct. NASCAR, NASA, SCUBA, RADAR are all examples of acronyms (Initialisms that are pronounced as a word). FBI, CIA, GED, are examples of initialisms where each individual letter is said.
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antennawire t1_j6vqiww wrote
In the end that's what sound we produce when saying acronyms, so I would say it's a valuable abstraction for the visualisation.
Whoak t1_j6vqug4 wrote
Huh, ok, expansive definition of “word” I guess but they can make the graphic any way they want. It is overall a pretty cool illustration.
StrangeLoopy t1_j6vs460 wrote
“Stretched” will do
Shigy t1_j6vs5dk wrote
Given that everyone misuses the word acronym to describe initialisms, I think the definitions are on their way to being totally conflated.
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jaltsukoltsu t1_j6vsgck wrote
Are the words lemmatized or are "play" and "played" counted as two separate words?
ReddFro t1_j6vsp1g wrote
That’s weird, sure but I wanna know what the 3 syllable 1-letter word is.
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Shinlos t1_j6vtzgd wrote
Donaudampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft used to be famous for a while as the longest, but it's only 8 syllables as well. Do not know the current status. Of course you can just create longer words, but they are then not 'official' (as far as that exists).
I will create one for you:
Schwerbehindertenvertretungsfachkraftassistent/in.
13 syllables or 14 for the female version. Would be the assistant to a person that works in a council for people with disabilities. Probably wouldn't be named like this, since we wouldn't go that far, but it's possible in principle.
KingErroneous t1_j6vu0gt wrote
W. (double-you)
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Rhueh t1_j6vuctv wrote
It was the six nine-letter words with only one syllable that caught my eye.
FrankyMihawk t1_j6vumiw wrote
How is there a 1 letter work with 3 syllables….?
cockmanderkeen t1_j6vv9zt wrote
Last I checked that's not a word?
waywarder t1_j6vveq1 wrote
What's this type of graph called? Some kind of heatmap?
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isolde1malbaden t1_j6vvuwu wrote
Are you sure about that? What about Lmao being the sister of Lmfao, the chinese hacker?
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globglogabgalabyeast t1_j6vwp9b wrote
Would that be the process by which one makes something no longer understandable?
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The-WildInfernos t1_j6vx2k3 wrote
5 syllable 2 letter word? WTF?!
PriestOfPancakes t1_j6vx4rj wrote
Kaffeezeitbedürfnisbedingte Nasssockenillusion 45 letters, 15 syllables, 2 words; but also probably slightly off because I’m a little tired for actual good neologisms
TheSeansei t1_j6vxuod wrote
I can’t figure out how you would make that anything other than an initialism?
Like what, L-mao, as in the chairman?
Nobias447 t1_j6vxyy8 wrote
This is clearly a hyper pixelated, infrared photo of your member you just slapped some numbers on.
You ain't foolin me!
rob0407 t1_j6vy2kb wrote
Well, What are the 20 letter words?
ComplexInflation6814 t1_j6vy44u wrote
What one letter word has three syllables? Is it 'I' with a Geordie accent?
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DingusKhan418 t1_j6vy9zv wrote
What is the 2 letter word that’s 5 syllables?
FlickObserver t1_j6vybvb wrote
Check again
blizardfires t1_j6vysdr wrote
What word has 5 syllables but only 2 letters?
Sooperfreak t1_j6vywa3 wrote
If you wanted to make that easier to understand, you might need a deincomprehensibilizationer
dalens t1_j6w00w5 wrote
That is the pronunciation. Counting syllable usually works on the text.
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No_Selection_369 t1_j6w16vp wrote
hm. Was 8 syllables the cut off? there are 9 letter ones
ShuTingYu t1_j6w17ym wrote
There's 36 total, I assume they included the 26 letters and 10 numbers, W being 3 syllables, 0 and 7 being 2.
praise_the_hankypank t1_j6w1a9b wrote
No one blinked at the pronunciation of W here? Is this acceptable in the US? Regards the rest of the world
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alfdd99 t1_j6w1jfm wrote
It includes numbers, so it could be, for instance, 77.
screaming_bagpipes t1_j6w1r4j wrote
Anyone can be a verbificationer!
BigOrkWaaagh t1_j6w21cz wrote
What about pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis?
JustNeedANameee t1_j6w2kii wrote
Probably an initialism containing W
viptattoo t1_j6w2nkv wrote
What one letter word has three syllables?
blabla857 t1_j6w2vn9 wrote
This guy, this guy right here! Nailed it
doubleatheman t1_j6w3o0r wrote
How about the two two syllable one letter words?
doubleatheman t1_j6w3s07 wrote
Well someone knew what was making me scratch my head!
blabla857 t1_j6w3w11 wrote
According to the data it's 7 (se-ven) and 0 (ze-ro)...
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waterside48 t1_j6w4sjl wrote
…how do you pronounce it? it’s literally a double u?
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They forgot pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
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A rather strong shape indeed
praise_the_hankypank t1_j6wmsx2 wrote
Read what you just wrote again.
The rest of the world pronounces it out fully as in ‘dou-bel-you’. As you say, it’s literally a double U not dub-uh-you lol.
Some countries also say dou-bel-vee.
soloespero t1_j6wo27l wrote
"w" - pronounced dub-ul-you
Mooks79 t1_j6wo3cg wrote
WWW is a famous example where it’s actually less syllables to pronounce the full phrase - World Wide Web.
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GRANDxADMIRALxTHRAWN t1_j6xe6h8 wrote
But only some know about unverbificationizing.
kfury t1_j6xk0cr wrote
W is three syllables.
merlin401 t1_j6xyasw wrote
Right but the full phrase is almost never what you are referring to since 99/100 if you say www you’re intending to talk about it being typed with specifically those three letters
FrankyMihawk t1_j6y89oq wrote
UwU, Huh, you’re right
prince_farquhar t1_j7447jd wrote
Nope. /skriːtʃt/
waterside48 t1_j74xxom wrote
Oh yeah I think that may just be an accent thing or speaking English fluently and shortening words. In certain parts of the US, like the south, it’s more obvious and pronounced like “dub a you”
OfficialWireGrind OP t1_j6uoxb7 wrote
Data Sources: For syllable counting, the CMU Pronunciation Dictionary was used along with a few supplementary data points. Most common word data was obtained by analyzing Wikipedia database dumps.
Tools: Python Matplotlib