so long
The verdict
“so long” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Adieu.
Corpus desk
Index FR-so-long · so long · French
so long · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | so long |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « so long » en français
Rare enough to double-check
so long is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Adieu.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for so long in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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 explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is so long, spelled S-O- -L-O-N-G.
Definition
- 1Adieu.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how so long appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
So long, and thanks for all the fish! — (Titre d’un livre de Douglas Adams, 1984)
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.