longe

\lɔ̃ʒ\

/\lɔ̃ʒ\/ noun

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The verdict

“longe” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #17,469. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,469
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Longue corde pour le dressage des chevaux.

Corpus desk

Index FR-longe · longe · French

longe · rank #17,469 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,469
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH Laurie

Nearest frequency peer: Laurie (-1 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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « longe »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « longe » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

longe vs lune
60% similar
longe vs love
60% similar
longe vs loue
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for longe
PropertyValue
Headwordlonge
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lɔ̃ʒ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#17,469
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « longe »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).longese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Laurie » (#17,468), « Ludovic » (#17,470), « Larousse » (#17,467). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « longe » est au #17,469. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around longe (IPA \lɔ̃ʒ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,469 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for longe, with forms such as "llonge", "lnoge", and "logne". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lune", "love", "loue", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is longe, spelled L-O-N-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Longue corde pour le dressage des chevaux.
  2. 2
    Corde utilisée pour mener les animaux de ferme.
  3. 3
    Petite corde ou lanière de cuir qu'on noue au pied de l'oiseau pour l'empêcher de s'envoler quand il n'est pas assuré.
  4. 4
    Courte corde utilisée en alpinisme, spéléologie, et dans des travaux en hauteur, servant à relier le baudrier à un point d’ancrage sécurisé.
  5. 5
    Partie d’un fouet fait en général de cuir tressé, qui prolonge le manche et auquel s’attache la mèche.
  6. 6
    Petite embarcation de bord.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how longe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Murph attacha la longe du licou du cheval à un anneau de fer scellé dans le mur.
  2. Pour aider à contenir le cheval droit pendant les premières leçons, on lui mettra le caveçon, dont la longe sera tenue et maniée par un homme placé devant et près la tête de l'animal.

Synonyms

filièrelongecollonge-cul

This word in other languages

loin(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • llonge
  • lnoge
  • logne
  • loneg
  • longge
  • lonnge
  • olnge

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of longe - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

llonge1lnoge2logne2loneg2longge1lonnge1olnge2
Edit distance from "longe"

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 "longe"?
"longe" is spelled L-O-N-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \lɔ̃ʒ\.
What does "longe" mean?
As a noun, "longe" means: Longue corde pour le dressage des chevaux.
What words are commonly confused with "longe"?
"longe" is commonly confused with "lune", "love", "loue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "longe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "longe" is \lɔ̃ʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "longe" come from?
"longe" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Motte#17,486parus#17,505frise#17,430fabre#17,425

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Laurie7 variantsMüller7 variantsgramme7 variantsosseuse7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list