saut en longueur
\so ɑ̃ lɔ̃.ɡœʁ\
The verdict
“saut en longueur” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Épreuve d’athlétisme où un athlète tente de sauter aussi loin que possible.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | saut en longueur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \so ɑ̃ lɔ̃.ɡœʁ\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “saut en longueur” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
saut en longueur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \so ɑ̃ lɔ̃.ɡœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Épreuve d’athlétisme où un athlète tente de sauter aussi loin que possible.".
Zero misspellings are on record for saut en longueur in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is saut en longueur, spelled S-A-U-T- -E-N- -L-O-N-G-U-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1Épreuve d’athlétisme où un athlète tente de sauter aussi loin que possible.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “saut en longueur”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is S-A-U-T- -E-N- -L-O-N-G-U-E-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \so ɑ̃ lɔ̃.ɡœʁ\ (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.