saut en longueur

\so ɑ̃ lɔ̃.ɡœʁ\

/\so ɑ̃ lɔ̃.ɡœʁ\/ noun

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 September 3, 2026) - Épreuve d’athlétisme où un athlète tente de sauter aussi loin que possible.

Corpus desk

Index FR-saut-en-longueur · saut en longueur · French

saut en longueur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for saut en longueur
PropertyValue
Headwordsaut en longueur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\so ɑ̃ lɔ̃.ɡœʁ\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « saut en longueur » en français

saut en longueurreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Épreuve d’athlétisme où un athlète tente de sauter aussi loin que possible.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Une piste de saut en longueur sera installée pour permettre au champion paralympique allemand Markus Rehm de tenter de battre son propre record.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "saut en longueur"?
"saut en longueur" is spelled S-A-U-T- -E-N- -L-O-N-G-U-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \so ɑ̃ lɔ̃.ɡœʁ\.
What does "saut en longueur" mean?
As a noun, "saut en longueur" means: Épreuve d’athlétisme où un athlète tente de sauter aussi loin que possible.
How do you pronounce "saut en longueur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "saut en longueur" is \so ɑ̃ lɔ̃.ɡœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "saut en longueur" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list