longeron
\lɔ̃.ʒə.ʁɔ̃\
The verdict
“longeron” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Élément principal d’une structure porteuse, généralement posé de façon longitudinale ou latérale.
Corpus desk
Index FR-longeron · longeron · French
longeron · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | longeron |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \lɔ̃.ʒə.ʁɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « longeron » en français
Rare enough to double-check
longeron is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \lɔ̃.ʒə.ʁɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for longeron in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is longeron, spelled L-O-N-G-E-R-O-N.
Definition
- 1Élément principal d’une structure porteuse, généralement posé de façon longitudinale ou latérale.
- 2Élément de structure longitudinal principal du fuselage ou de l’aile.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how longeron appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le longeron d’un pont.
Les longerons d’un escalier.
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.