Which to use
“long” and “longe” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,319
- “long” frequency rank
- #689
- “longe” frequency rank
- 5008
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | long | longe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | longo, comprido | distante |
Letter map: long vs longe
Shared letters muted; letters that set long and longe apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Spelling & dictionary notes on long vs longe
long and longe are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “long” sits inside “longe”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5008, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
long is recorded at frequency rank #4,319, classified as anadj, pronounced /lɔŋ/, /lɑŋ/. longe is at rank #689, tagged as anadj.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 5008, this pair ranks #69,718 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of long vs longe
Shared letters: glno. Private to "long": -. Private to "longe": e.
"long" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "longe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "long" for "longe" ever safe?
Frequency check: "long" vs "longe" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "long" and "longe".
- Full dictionary entry for "long" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "longe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,718 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "long" and "longe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loch vs long". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #69,718 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.