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Thread #84705   Message #1676070
Posted By: MudGuard
22-Feb-06 - 02:12 PM
Thread Name: Eurogathering 2006 - Cork, EIRE
Subject: RE: Eurogathering 2006 - Cork, EIRE
The french word eau has a higher ratio of vowels to consonants than oiseau (but a smaller number of vowels ...)
If you are just looking for a high number of vowels, words like

Donaudampfschifffahrtsgesellschaftskapitänsmützenherstellerwitwenwohnungstüren or similar have a high number of vowels just because they are long ...