je t’en prie
\ʒə t‿ɑ̃ pʁi\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | je t’en prie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | \ʒə t‿ɑ̃ pʁi\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « je t’en prie » en français
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
- 1Vas-y, n’hésite pas.
- 2De rien, pas de quoi.
- 3Tu exagères, tu en fais trop.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how je t’en prie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Tu veux encore du gratin ? Sers-toi, je t’en prie.
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.