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What's the Longest Fruit Name in English?

If you exclude compound names and stick to single-word fruits, 'pomegranate' takes the crown at 11 characters. Allow two-word names and 'sugar-apple custard' and exotic tropicals push the count past 20. The list below ranks the 15 longest fruit names you're likely to encounter, plus a few wild ones from botany. Want to count any word's characters? Try our Character Counter or Letter Counter (letters only).

A Quick Background

Botanical fruit names follow Latin naming conventions, which means scientifically precise fruit names can run 40+ characters (Lansium parasiticum). For everyday use, English speakers stick to the common name — usually one or two words.

Top 15 Longest Fruit Names (Ranked)

#NameCharacters
1Honeydew melon14
2Passion fruit13
3Custard apple13
4Pomegranate11
5Boysenberry11
6Mangosteen10
7Watermelon10
8Persimmon9
9Cranberry9
10Pineapple9
11Tangerine9
12Raspberry9
13Blueberry9
14Nectarine9
15Pumpkin7

Fun Facts

  • 💡The longest scientific fruit name is 'Strychnos potatorum' (19 characters) — a tropical fruit used historically to clarify drinking water.
  • 💡'Cucumber' is botanically a fruit (8 characters) but culinarily a vegetable.
  • 💡The Hawaiian fruit name 'humuhumunukunukuapua'a' is technically a fish name often mistaken for a fruit — and it's the state fish of Hawaii.
  • 💡Single-letter fruit names: there are no real fruits with one-letter names, but 'ai' is a 2-letter fruit (Hawaiian taro tuber, debatable as fruit).
  • 💡The Welsh fruit name 'Llanfair­pwllgwyngyll' has more characters than any English fruit — but it's actually a village name.

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FAQ

If single-word only, 'pomegranate' or 'boysenberry' at 11 characters. Allow compound names and 'passion fruit' (13) or 'custard apple' (13) take it. Including obscure tropical varieties, names can reach 20+ characters.

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