How to Pronounce Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

🔤 Correct Pronunciation

✅ "Soo-per-cal-i-FRAJ-uh-lis-tic-ex-pee-al-i-DOH-shus"
✅ /ˌsuː.pɚˌkæ.lɪˌfræ.dʒəˌlɪs.tɪkˌɛk.spi.æl.ɪˈdoʊ.ʃəs/

📌 Sounds like:
"Soo-per-cal-i-FRAJ-il-is-tic-ex-pee-ali-DOH-shus"

🗣️ How to Say It Step by Step

1️⃣ Break it into parts:
Super - cali - fragilistic - expiali - docious

2️⃣ Say it slowly first:
✅ Soo-per (like "super")
✅ Cal-i (like "California")
✅ FRAJ-uh-lis-tic (like "fragile" but longer)
✅ Ex-pee-ali (like "expial" + "ee")
✅ DOH-shus (like "delicious" but with "doh")

3️⃣ Now say it faster!
🎤 "Soo-per-cal-i-FRAJ-uh-lis-tic-ex-pee-al-i-DOH-shus!"

📌 Tip: The stress is on "FRAJ" and "DOH" → "FRAJ-uh-lis-tic" & "DOH-shus"

❌ Common Mistakes

❌ "Super-fragi-expialidocious" – Missing syllables!
❌ "Supercali-expialifragilistic" – The order is wrong!
❌ "Supercali-fragile-istic" – "Fragile" is incorrect, it’s "fragilistic"!

✅ Correct: "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!"

🤯 Why Is "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" Hard to Pronounce?

1️⃣ It’s 34 letters long! It is one of the longest words in the English language.
2️⃣ It has many syllables (14 in total).
3️⃣ It’s a made-up word, so there’s no standard pronunciation rule.

📌 Fun Fact: The word was invented for the Mary Poppins movie and song! 🎵

🎶 Fun Challenge: Try Singing It!

🎤 Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious!
If you say it loud enough, you’ll always sound precocious!
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

FAQs About "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"

What does "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" mean?

➡️ It means something fantastic, wonderful, or amazing.

How many syllables are in "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"?

➡️ There are 14 syllables: "Soo-per-cal-i-fraj-il-is-tic-ex-pee-al-i-do-shus."

Is "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" a real word?

➡️ It was made up for the movie Mary Poppins, but it is now in some dictionaries!

What’s the best way to learn how to say it?

➡️ Break it into small parts, practice slowly, and then say it faster!

What is the longest word in English?

➡️ "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" is one of the longest, but the longest is a chemical name with 189,819 letters!