depuis des lustres
\də.pɥi de lystʁ\
The verdict
“depuis des lustres” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Depuis longtemps.
Corpus desk
Index FR-depuis-des-lustres · depuis des lustres · French
depuis des lustres · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | depuis des lustres |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \də.pɥi de lystʁ\ |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « depuis des lustres » en français
Rare enough to double-check
depuis des lustres is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \də.pɥi de lystʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Depuis longtemps.".
No misspelling variants are generated for depuis des lustres in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is depuis des lustres, spelled D-E-P-U-I-S- -D-E-S- -L-U-S-T-R-E-S.
Definition
- 1Depuis longtemps.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how depuis des lustres appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il n’a vraisemblablement pas utilisé son véhicule depuis des lustres.
– Je suis député, ma petite, je participe à la commission des finances depuis des lustres.
This word in other languages
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