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What is the longest word whose phonetic and normal spellings are the same?

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What is the longest word whose phonetic and normal spellings are the same?
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grandparents, spendthrifts (12 letters)
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Unless noted otherwise, all words occur in Webster's Third New International
Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, Springfield, MA, 1961.