longerons

\lɔ̃ʒ.ʁɔ̃\

/\lɔ̃ʒ.ʁɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“longerons” is uncommon French (frequency #80,382 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,382
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-longerons · longerons · French

longerons · rank #80,382 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,382
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH Loix

Nearest frequency peer: Loix (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « longerons »

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 « longerons » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for longerons
PropertyValue
Headwordlongerons
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lɔ̃ʒ.ʁɔ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#80,382
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « longerons » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.longeronstombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Loix » (#80,381), « Lohengrin » (#80,380), « lova » (#80,384). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « longerons » est au #80,382. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

longerons is uncommon French at frequency #80,382 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \lɔ̃ʒ.ʁɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de longeron.".

No misspelling variants are generated for longerons in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is longerons, spelled L-O-N-G-E-R-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de longeron.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Mais l’affaire prend une autre tournure lorsque le cadre a subi un choc violent qui a pour effet de déséquerrer ou de courber les longerons.

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 "longerons"?
"longerons" is spelled L-O-N-G-E-R-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \lɔ̃ʒ.ʁɔ̃\.
What does "longerons" mean?
As a noun, "longerons" means: Pluriel de longeron.
How do you pronounce "longerons"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "longerons" is \lɔ̃ʒ.ʁɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "longerons" come from?
"longerons" 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 "longerons", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list