alongside

\ə.ˌlɒŋ.ˈsaɪd\

/\ə.ˌlɒŋ.ˈsaɪd\/ prep

The verdict

“alongside” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a preposition. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-alongside · alongside · French

alongside · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" 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.

Key facts for alongside
PropertyValue
Headwordalongside
LanguageFrench
Part of speechPreposition
IPA\ə.ˌlɒŋ.ˈsaɪd\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « alongside » en français

alongsidereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

alongside is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition, transcribed \ə.ˌlɒŋ.ˈsaɪd\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Le long de.".

No misspelling variants are generated for alongside in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is alongside, spelled A-L-O-N-G-S-I-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Le long de.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "alongside"?
"alongside" is spelled A-L-O-N-G-S-I-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ə.ˌlɒŋ.ˈsaɪd\.
What does "alongside" mean?
As a preposition, "alongside" means: Le long de.
How do you pronounce "alongside"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alongside" is \ə.ˌlɒŋ.ˈsaɪd\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alongside" come from?
"alongside" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list