length

\lɛŋθ\

/\lɛŋθ\/ noun

The verdict

“length” is uncommon French (frequency #77,665 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,665
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Longueur.

Corpus desk

Index FR-length · length · French

length · rank #77,665 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,665
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH leer

Nearest frequency peer: leer (-2 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « length »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « length » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for length
PropertyValue
Headwordlength
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lɛŋθ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#77,665
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « length » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).lengthtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « leer » (#77,663), « limitons » (#77,667), « limoger » (#77,668). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « length » est au #77,665. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

length is uncommon French at frequency #77,665 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \lɛŋθ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Longueur.".

length doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 length, spelled L-E-N-G-T-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Longueur.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "length"?
"length" is spelled L-E-N-G-T-H. The IPA pronunciation is \lɛŋθ\.
What does "length" mean?
As a noun, "length" means: Longueur.
How do you pronounce "length"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "length" is \lɛŋθ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "length" come from?
"length" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "length", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list