je vous prie
\ʒə vu pʁi\
The verdict
“je vous prie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Locution permettant de demander quelque chose de façon polie, à quelqu’un que l’on vouvoie.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | je vous prie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | \ʒə vu pʁi\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “je vous prie” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
je vous prie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \ʒə vu pʁi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Locution permettant de demander quelque chose de façon polie, à quelqu’un que l’on vouvoie.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for je vous prie, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is je vous prie, spelled J-E- -V-O-U-S- -P-R-I-E.
Definition
- 1Locution permettant de demander quelque chose de façon polie, à quelqu’un que l’on vouvoie.
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.
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Using “je vous prie”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is J-E- -V-O-U-S- -P-R-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʒə vu pʁi\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French 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.