Longchamps

\lɔ̃.ʃɑ̃\

/\lɔ̃.ʃɑ̃\/ name

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The verdict

“Longchamps” is uncommon French (frequency #55,413 among 128,088 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,413
frequency rank, French
128,088
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Commune française, située dans le département de l’Eure.

Key facts for Longchamps
PropertyValue
HeadwordLongchamps
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\lɔ̃.ʃɑ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#55,413
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Longchamps” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Longchamps lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Longchamps is uncommon French at frequency #55,413 among 128,088 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \lɔ̃.ʃɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Longchamps doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Longchamps, spelled L-O-N-G-C-H-A-M-P-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commune française, située dans le département de l’Eure.
  2. 2
    Village et ancienne commune française, située dans le département de l’Aisne intégrée dans la commune de Vadencourt.
  3. 3
    Section de la commune de Bertogne en Belgique.
  4. 4
    Section de la commune de Éghezée en Belgique.
  5. 5
    Promenade que font les habitants de Paris, pendant trois jours de la semaine sainte (mercredi, jeudi et vendredi), par les Champs-Élysées, et où l’on voit les premières modes du printemps ou de l’été.

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 "Longchamps"?
"Longchamps" is spelled L-O-N-G-C-H-A-M-P-S. The IPA pronunciation is \lɔ̃.ʃɑ̃\.
What does "Longchamps" mean?
As a proper noun, "Longchamps" means: Commune française, située dans le département de l’Eure.
How do you pronounce "Longchamps"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Longchamps" is \lɔ̃.ʃɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Longchamps" come from?
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Using “Longchamps”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is L-O-N-G-C-H-A-M-P-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \lɔ̃.ʃɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list