elong
obsolete
elong is spelled E-L-O-N-G: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, elong means “To lengthen out; to prolong” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in elong?
| Letters | 5: E-L-O-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 40 million words; the 194,306th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is elong?
Elong appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What rhymes with elong?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as elong.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: longe.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of elong
- elongs present, singular, he/she/it
- elonging participle, present
- elonged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does elong mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo lengthen out; to prolong.
- 2
obsoleteTo put away; to separate; to keep off.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does elong come from?
See eloign, elongate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).