The following table lists words that repeat the given letter many times. The number of repetitions is shown in brackets.
a taramasalata (6) – a fish roe paste
b bibble-babble (6) – babble
c pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (6) – a famously long word for a respiratory disease
e ethylenediaminetetraacetate (7) – a chemical compound, used as a drug
e degenerescence (6) – decay
g Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (7) – a famously long Welsh placename
i floccinaucinihilipilification (9) – a famously long word meaning "the action of estimating as worthless"
i indivisibilities (7) – a supposed plural of indivisibility
i indivisibility (6) – the state of being indivisible
l Llullaillaco (6) – a mountain in the Andes
n nonannouncement (6) – absence of an announcement
o pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (9) – a famously long word for a respiratory disease
o Chrononhotonthologos (7) – the name of a play by English writer Henry Carey
o odontonosology (6) – dentistry
r strawberry-raspberry (6) – a Japanese plant
s possessionlessness (8) – the state of being without possessions
s senselessness (6) – lack of sense
t tittle-tattle (6) – gossip
u humuhumunukunukuapua?a (9) – a Hawaiian fish
z zenzizenzizenzic (6) – the eighth power or exponent of a number
See full article at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_words_with_uncommon_properties
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