à long terme
\a lɔ̃ tɛʁm\
The verdict
“à long terme” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Situé dans la perspective d’une échéance relativement éloignée.
Corpus desk
Index FR-a-long-terme · à long terme · French
à long terme · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "À" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | à long terme |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \a lɔ̃ tɛʁm\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « à long terme » en français
Rare enough to double-check
à long terme is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \a lɔ̃ tɛʁm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Situé dans la perspective d’une échéance relativement éloignée.".
Zero misspellings are on record for à long terme in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is à long terme, spelled À- -L-O-N-G- -T-E-R-M-E.
Definition
- 1Situé dans la perspective d’une échéance relativement éloignée.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how à long terme appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ces objectifs sont déterminés par un plan à long terme, pour l'atteinte duquel on ménagera au maximum ses forces tout en cherchant les prises les plus variées qu'offre la situation du moment.
Il existe donc une relation à long terme et, par conséquent, il existe aussi une fonction de production.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.