long term
adjective, adverb, noun
long term is spelled L-O-N-G-T-E-R-M: 8 letters. People search “long-term vs longterm” about 40 times a month (Google, United States). As an adjective, long term means “Alternative form of long-term” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in long term?
| Letters | 8: L-O-N-G-T-E-R-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How do you pronounce long term?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-long-term.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-long_term.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with long term
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: longterm (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of long term
- longer-term comparative
- longest-term superlative
- longterm
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does long term mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Alternative form of long-term.
noun
- 1
The longer period, dealing with more than the short-term effects or concerns.
adjective
- 1
Becoming evident after a relatively long time period.
- 2
Extending over a relatively long time period.
adverb
- 1
Over a relatively long period of time.
adverb
- 1
Alternative form of long-term.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Long term in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | à long terme |
| German | Langzeit- , langfristig, langanhaltend |
| Portuguese | a longo prazo , duradouro |
| Spanish | a largo plazo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.