de longue date
\də lɔ̃ɡ dat\
The verdict
“de longue date” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ancien.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | de longue date |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \də lɔ̃ɡ dat\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “de longue date” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
de longue date is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \də lɔ̃ɡ dat\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ancien.".
Zero misspellings are on record for de longue date in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is de longue date, spelled D-E- -L-O-N-G-U-E- -D-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1Ancien.
This word in other languages
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Using “de longue date”
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- The one correct French spelling is D-E- -L-O-N-G-U-E- -D-A-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.