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What language has the most words?

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According to the Oxford English Dictionary, English has the most words of any language, with over 600,000 words.

English is a Germanic language that has been heavily influenced by French and Latin. It is spoken in many countries around the world, including the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and many other countries. English is also an official language in many countries, including India, Pakistan, and the Philippines. English is the primary language used in international communication, business, science, and technology.
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Determining the language with the most words is actually a difficult question to answer because it is unclear what counts as a "word". Different languages use different writing systems and have their own rules for what is considered a separate word. Moreover, there is no definitive corpus of every word in every language. Trying to count the total number of words in a language is highly speculative and dependent on the criteria.

However, the English language is often cited as having the largest vocabulary of any language, with over 170,000 words currently in use. This number does not include specialized technical terms or jargon that can push the total number of words to over a million. It is important to remember that word counts are always estimates and the actual number of words in any language cannot be precisely determined.
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