Y is a vowel. Rhythms is not the longest word without a vowel because it DOES have a vowel-- Y. Y rarely acts as a consonant. Let's get our facts straight before we start spouting nonsense. =)

Hi Benita! The longest word in the English language is actually (excluding scientific names that contain either hundreds or thousands of letters) is the 45-letter PNEUMONOULTAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOLCANIOSIS - a lung disease that often affects coal