au long
\o lɔ̃\
The verdict
“au long” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Amplement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-au-long · au long · French
au long · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | au long |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \o lɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « au long » en français
Rare enough to double-check
au long is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \o lɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Amplement.".
au long has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 au long, spelled A-U- -L-O-N-G.
Definition
- 1Amplement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how au long appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il a traité, il a expliqué cela bien au long.
Je vous écrirai plus au long.
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.