en long et en large
\ɑ̃ lɔ̃ e ɑ̃ laʁʒ\
The verdict
“en long et en large” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adverb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - En longueur et en largeur, conjointement.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | en long et en large |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃ lɔ̃ e ɑ̃ laʁʒ\ |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “en long et en large” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for en long et en large is 19 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɑ̃ lɔ̃ e ɑ̃ laʁʒ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for en long et en large, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is en long et en large, spelled E-N- -L-O-N-G- -E-T- -E-N- -L-A-R-G-E.
Definition
- 1En longueur et en largeur, conjointement.
- 2En longueur et en largeur, alternativement.
- 3Avec force détails ; sans rien cacher.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “en long et en large”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is E-N- -L-O-N-G- -E-T- -E-N- -L-A-R-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
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.