# truncate_word

> **Function** in `langchain_community`

📖 [View in docs](https://reference.langchain.com/python/langchain-community/utilities/sql_database/truncate_word)

Truncate a string to a certain number of words, based on the max string
length.

## Signature

```python
truncate_word(
    content: Any,
    *,
    length: int,
    suffix: str = '...',
) -> str
```

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[View source on GitHub](https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain-community/blob/d5ea8358933260ad48dd31f7f8076555c7b4885a/libs/community/langchain_community/utilities/sql_database.py#L58)