longe

adj

The verdict

“longe” is in the everyday core of Portuguese, ranked #689 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.

#689
frequency rank, Portuguese
5
letters
7
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - distante

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

longe vs love
60% similar
longe vs lote
60% similar
longe vs lose
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for longe
PropertyValue
Headwordlonge
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters5
Frequency rank#689
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “longe” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). longe lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for longe is 5 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #689 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for longe, with forms such as "llonge", "lnoge", and "logne". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "love", "lote", "lose", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is longe, spelled L-O-N-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    distante
  2. 2
    longínquo

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: llonge,lnoge,logne,loneg,longge,lonnge,olnge

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of longe - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

llonge1lnoge2logne2loneg2longge1lonnge1olnge2
Edit distance from "longe"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "longe"?
"longe" is spelled L-O-N-G-E.
What does "longe" mean?
As an adjective, "longe" means: distante
What words are commonly confused with "longe"?
"longe" is commonly confused with "love", "lote", "lose". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "longe" come from?
"longe" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “longe”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is L-O-N-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “love” - see the side-by-side comparison. longe vs love
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list