je t’en prie

\ʒə t‿ɑ̃ pʁi\

/\ʒə t‿ɑ̃ pʁi\/ phrase

The verdict

“je t’en prie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vas-y, n’hésite pas.

Corpus desk

Index FR-je-t-en-prie · je t’en prie · French

je t’en prie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "J" 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 je t’en prie
PropertyValue
Headwordje t’en prie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechPhrase
IPA\ʒə t‿ɑ̃ pʁi\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « je t’en prie » en français

je t’en priereste 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

je t’en prie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed \ʒə t‿ɑ̃ pʁi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

je t’en prie doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is je t’en prie, spelled J-E- -T-’-E-N- -P-R-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vas-y, n’hésite pas.
  2. 2
    De rien, pas de quoi.
  3. 3
    Tu exagères, tu en fais trop.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how je t’en prie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Tu veux encore du gratin ? Sers-toi, je t’en prie.
  2. Un bouquet pour t’avoir dit que tu avais fait du bon boulot ? Oh, je t’en prie.

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 "je t’en prie"?
"je t’en prie" is spelled J-E- -T-’-E-N- -P-R-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒə t‿ɑ̃ pʁi\.
What does "je t’en prie" mean?
As a phrase, "je t’en prie" means: Vas-y, n’hésite pas.
How do you pronounce "je t’en prie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "je t’en prie" is \ʒə t‿ɑ̃ pʁi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "je t’en prie" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list