rallonge

/\ʁa.lɔ̃ʒ\/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#22,389

in French word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

rallonge is aFrenchnoun. It means: Ce qui sert à rallonger une chose. Pronounced \ʁa.lɔ̃ʒ\. Often confused with rallonger.

Key facts for rallonge
PropertyValue
Headwordrallonge
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁa.lɔ̃ʒ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#22,389
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of rallonge in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for rallonge is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁa.lɔ̃ʒ\. Corpus data places it at rank #22,389 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.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for rallonge, with forms such as "arllonge", "rallnoge", and "rallogne". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "rallonger", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is rallonge, spelled R-A-L-L-O-N-G-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ce qui sert à rallonger une chose.
  2. 2
    Lors d’une émission ou d'une offre publique de vente, disposition contractuelle qui permet à un émetteur ou à un vendeur d’allouer un supplément d'émission à une catégorie d'investisseurs dans un délai donné après l’opération.
  3. 3
    Fil électrique muni d’une prise mâle à un bout et femelle à l'autre, parfois couplé à une prise multiple, et qui sert à relier au courant un appareil éloigné d’une prise électrique.
  4. 4
    Éléments d’un nom de famille, surtout quand ils sont nombreux et accompagnés de particules.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: arllonge,rallnoge,rallogne,ralloneg,rallongge,rallonnge,ralolnge,ralonge,rlalonge,rrallonge

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for rallonge

Misspelling Variants of "rallonge"

arllonge8rallnoge8rallogne8ralloneg8rallongge9rallonnge9ralolnge8ralonge7
Misspelling Variants of "rallonge"

Frequency rank: #22,389 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rallonge"?
"rallonge" is spelled R-A-L-L-O-N-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁa.lɔ̃ʒ\.
What does "rallonge" mean?
As a noun, "rallonge" means: Ce qui sert à rallonger une chose.
What words are commonly confused with "rallonge"?
"rallonge" is commonly confused with "rallonger". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rallonge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rallonge" is \ʁa.lɔ̃ʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rallonge" come from?
"rallonge" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.