en prendre pour son rhume

\ɑ̃ pʁɑ̃.dʁə puʁ sɔ̃ ʁym\

/\ɑ̃ pʁɑ̃.dʁə puʁ sɔ̃ ʁym\/ verb

The verdict

“en prendre pour son rhume” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
25
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Se faire gourmander, s’entendre dire ses quatre vérités.

Key facts for en prendre pour son rhume
PropertyValue
Headworden prendre pour son rhume
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɑ̃ pʁɑ̃.dʁə puʁ sɔ̃ ʁym\
Letters25
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “en prendre pour son rhume” sits in French frequency

en prendre pour son rhume falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for en prendre pour son rhume is 25 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɑ̃ pʁɑ̃.dʁə puʁ sɔ̃ ʁym\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Se faire gourmander, s’entendre dire ses quatre vérités.".

Zero misspellings are on record for en prendre pour son rhume in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is en prendre pour son rhume, spelled E-N- -P-R-E-N-D-R-E- -P-O-U-R- -S-O-N- -R-H-U-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se faire gourmander, s’entendre dire ses quatre vérités.

Synonyms

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 "en prendre pour son rhume"?
"en prendre pour son rhume" is spelled E-N- -P-R-E-N-D-R-E- -P-O-U-R- -S-O-N- -R-H-U-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃ pʁɑ̃.dʁə puʁ sɔ̃ ʁym\.
What does "en prendre pour son rhume" mean?
As a verb, "en prendre pour son rhume" means: Se faire gourmander, s’entendre dire ses quatre vérités.
How do you pronounce "en prendre pour son rhume"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "en prendre pour son rhume" is \ɑ̃ pʁɑ̃.dʁə puʁ sɔ̃ ʁym\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "en prendre pour son rhume" come from?
"en prendre pour son rhume" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “en prendre pour son rhume”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is E-N- -P-R-E-N-D-R-E- -P-O-U-R- -S-O-N- -R-H-U-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɑ̃ pʁɑ̃.dʁə puʁ sɔ̃ ʁym\ (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.

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

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