en large et en long
\ɑ̃ laʁʒ e ɑ̃ lɔ̃\
The verdict
“en large et en 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
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Avec un important développement et de nombreux détails.
Corpus desk
Index FR-en-large-et-en-long · en large et en long · French
en large et en long · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | en large et en long |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃ laʁʒ e ɑ̃ lɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « en large et en long » en français
Rare enough to double-check
en large et en long is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ɑ̃ laʁʒ e ɑ̃ lɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Avec un important développement et de nombreux détails.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for en large et en long, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is en large et en long, spelled E-N- -L-A-R-G-E- -E-T- -E-N- -L-O-N-G.
Definition
- 1Avec un important développement et de nombreux détails.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how en large et en long appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ce que je voulais écrire à Simon se développait en large et en long sous mon regard intérieur.
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.