barlong

\baʁ.lɔ̃\

/\baʁ.lɔ̃\/ adj

The verdict

“barlong” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Qualifie une forme allongée, en général rectangulaire, dont la longueur est orientée perpendiculairement à la direction principale ou de référence.

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Index FR-barlong · barlong · French

barlong · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" 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 barlong
PropertyValue
Headwordbarlong
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\baʁ.lɔ̃\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « barlong » en français

barlongreste 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

barlong is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \baʁ.lɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qualifie une forme allongée, en général rectangulaire, dont la longueur est orientée perpendiculairement à la direction principale ou de référence.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for barlong, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is barlong, spelled B-A-R-L-O-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qualifie une forme allongée, en général rectangulaire, dont la longueur est orientée perpendiculairement à la direction principale ou de référence.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Cette tour, sur plan barlong, ne pouvait contenir et ne contenait en effet qu’un escalier de bois, car elle n’est divisée, dans toute sa hauteur, par aucune voûte ni aucun plancher.
  2. [Les forteresses templières] se distinguaient des forteresses érigées par les Hospitaliers par la faible saillie et la forme carrée ou rectangulaire de leurs tours. Au contraire, les Hospitaliers préféraient les tours rondes ou barlongues d'inspiration franco-flamande.

Antonyms

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 "barlong"?
"barlong" is spelled B-A-R-L-O-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is \baʁ.lɔ̃\.
What does "barlong" mean?
As an adjective, "barlong" means: Qualifie une forme allongée, en général rectangulaire, dont la longueur est orientée perpendiculairement à la direction principale ou de référence.
How do you pronounce "barlong"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "barlong" is \baʁ.lɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "barlong" come from?
"barlong" 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