oblong
French, adjective/ɔ.blɔ̃/
oblong is spelled O-B-L-O-N-G (6 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written French, the 68,913th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Oblong is a French adjective meaning “oblong” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Plus long que large et arrondi aux deux extrémités”.
What does oblong mean in English?
adjective
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oblong
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Plus long que large et arrondi aux deux extrémités. 2. Qualifie une forme allongée, en général rectangulaire, dont la longueur est orientée dans la direction principale ou de référence du bâtiment. 3. Qualifie des livres qui ont moins de hauteur que de largeur. 4. Qualifie un nombre qui est le produit de deux entiers naturels consécutifs.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of oblong
- oblongue feminine
- oblongs masculine plural
- oblongues feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce oblong?
- /ɔ.blɔ̃/
- \ɔ.blɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to oblong
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is oblong in French?
oblong appears about once in every 4 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).