de longue
The verdict
“de longue” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. 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) - En permanence ; continuellement ; perpétuellement ; toujours.
Corpus desk
Index FR-de-longue · de longue · French
de longue · 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 "D" 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 | de longue |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « de longue » en français
Rare enough to double-check
de longue is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "En permanence ; continuellement ; perpétuellement ; toujours.".
Zero misspellings are on record for de longue in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is de longue, spelled D-E- -L-O-N-G-U-E.
Definition
- 1En permanence ; continuellement ; perpétuellement ; toujours.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how de longue appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Certaines réflexions reviennent : « Le Pied-Noir, de longue, il cherche à t’espanter. » Il cherche en permanence à t'en foutre plein la vue. Ou encore : « Les Pieds-Noirs, ils ont une façon de te parler, que je vous dis que ça ! » Cette assurance dans le langage, j'y ai été confronté plusieurs fois.
Néné a du ballon mais il râle de longue, que ça soit après ses adversaires, l'arbitre ou ses partenaires.
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.