▁the ▁Dan ish ▁language ▁at ▁ 5 1 ▁letters ▁long . ▁It ▁is ▁however ▁not ▁possible ▁( using ▁Google ) ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁text , ▁which ▁actually ▁uses ▁this ▁word , ▁except ▁for ▁in ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁discuss ing ▁the ▁longest ▁Dan ish ▁word . ▁Some ▁might ▁have ▁heard ▁about ▁the ▁word ▁"", ▁which ▁is ▁ 5 4 ▁letters ▁long , ▁created ▁by ▁Hans ▁Christian ▁Anders en . ▁This ▁word , ▁however , ▁was ▁made ▁up ▁by ▁H . C . ▁Anders en ▁and ▁has ▁never ▁been ▁accepted ▁into ▁a ▁major ▁dictionary . ▁ ▁Dutch ▁ ▁Dutch , ▁like ▁many ▁German ic ▁languages , ▁is ▁capable ▁of ▁forming ▁comp ounds ▁of ▁potentially ▁limit less ▁length . ▁The ▁ 5 3 - letter ▁word ▁, ▁meaning ▁" pre par ation ▁activities ▁plan ▁for ▁a ▁children ' s ▁car n ival ▁process ion ", ▁was ▁c ited ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Gu in ness ▁Book ▁of ▁World ▁Records ▁as ▁the ▁longest ▁Dutch ▁word . ▁ ▁The ▁longest ▁word ▁in ▁the ▁author itative ▁Van ▁D ale ▁Dutch ▁dictionary ▁( 2 0 0 9 ▁edition ) ▁in ▁pl ural ▁form ▁is ▁; ▁ 3 8 ▁letters ▁long , ▁meaning ▁" multiple ▁person ality ▁dis orders ". ▁The ▁entry ▁in ▁the ▁dictionary ▁however ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁singular , ▁counting ▁ 3 5 ▁letters . ▁ ▁The ▁free ▁ ▁dictionary , ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁cert ified ▁by ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Language ▁Union ▁( the ▁official ▁Dutch ▁language ▁inst itute ) ▁and ▁is ▁included ▁in ▁many ▁open -