allonger

\a.lɔ̃.ʒe\

/\a.lɔ̃.ʒe\/ verb

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The verdict

“allonger” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,514. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,514
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rendre plus long.

Corpus desk

Index FR-allonger · allonger · French

allonger · rank #12,514 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,514
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH agrandir

Nearest frequency peer: agrandir (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « allonger »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « allonger » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

allonger vs allouer
75% similar
allonger vs allongé
75% similar
allonger vs alléger
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for allonger
PropertyValue
Headwordallonger
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\a.lɔ̃.ʒe\
Letters8
Frequency rank#12,514
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « allonger »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).allongerse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « agrandir » (#12,513), « antécédents » (#12,515), « Adèle » (#12,512). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « allonger » est au #12,514. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around allonger (IPA \a.lɔ̃.ʒe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,514 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for allonger, with forms such as "allnoger", "allogner", and "allonegr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "allouer", "allongé", "alléger", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is allonger, spelled A-L-L-O-N-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rendre plus long.
  2. 2
    Ajouter un élément liquide à une boisson pour en augmenter le volume ou pour en diminuer la force.
  3. 3
    Déployer ; étendre.
  4. 4
    Porter les profits d’une charge, d’un emploi plus loin qu’ils ne devraient aller légitimement.
  5. 5
    Payer, verser (une certaine somme).
  6. 6
    Porter un coup, en allongeant le bras.
  7. 7
    Faire durer davantage.
  8. 8
    Devenir plus long.
  9. 9
    Devenir plus long, s'étendre.
  10. 10
    Faire courir un cheval sur une distance supérieure à celles auxquelles il est habitué.
  11. 11
    Hâter sa marche en faisant de plus grands pas.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how allonger appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Allonger une table. Allonger une galerie. — Allonger un habit, une jupe. — Allonger des étriers.
  2. Les additions que l’auteur a faites ont trop allongé ce chapitre. — Cette corde s’est allongée.

Synonyms

étendre

This word in other languages

lengthen(English)alargar(Español)ziehen(Deutsch)esticar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • allnoger
  • allogner
  • allonegr
  • allongerr
  • allongger
  • allongre
  • allonnger
  • alolnger
  • alonger
  • lalonger

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of allonger - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

allnoger2allogner2allonegr2allongerr1allongger1allongre2allonnger1alolnger2
Edit distance from "allonger"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "allonger"?
"allonger" is spelled A-L-L-O-N-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \a.lɔ̃.ʒe\.
What does "allonger" mean?
As a verb, "allonger" means: Rendre plus long.
What words are commonly confused with "allonger"?
"allonger" is commonly confused with "allouer", "allongé", "alléger". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "allonger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "allonger" is \a.lɔ̃.ʒe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "allonger" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "allonger", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

agrandir#12,513acquiert#12,509élégante#12,504chantent#12,529

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

assassins10 variantsérosion10 variantsbrèche10 variantsvelours10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list