oblong
\ɔ.blɔ̃\
The verdict
“oblong” is an uncommon French word, ranked #69,280 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #69,280
- frequency rank, French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Plus long que large et arrondi aux deux extrémités.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | oblong |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɔ.blɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #69,280 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “oblong” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for oblong is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɔ.blɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #69,280 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for oblong in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is oblong, spelled O-B-L-O-N-G.
Definition
- 1Plus long que large et arrondi aux deux extrémités.
- 2Qualifie une forme allongée, en général rectangulaire, dont la longueur est orientée dans la direction principale ou de référence du bâtiment.
- 3Qualifie des livres qui ont moins de hauteur que de largeur.
- 4Qualifie un nombre qui est le produit de deux entiers naturels consécutifs.
Synonyms
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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.
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Using “oblong”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is O-B-L-O-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɔ.blɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.