ne pas prendre un jour

\nə pa pʁɑ̃d.ʁ‿œ̃ ʒuʁj\

/\nə pa pʁɑ̃d.ʁ‿œ̃ ʒuʁj\/ verb

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The verdict

“ne pas prendre un jour” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
22
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ne pas sembler vieillir.

Key facts for ne pas prendre un jour
PropertyValue
Headwordne pas prendre un jour
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\nə pa pʁɑ̃d.ʁ‿œ̃ ʒuʁj\
Letters22
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ne pas prendre un jour” sits in French frequency

ne pas prendre un jour 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.

Rare enough to double-check

ne pas prendre un jour is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \nə pa pʁɑ̃d.ʁ‿œ̃ ʒuʁj\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ne pas sembler vieillir.".

Zero misspellings are on record for ne pas prendre un jour in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is ne pas prendre un jour, spelled N-E- -P-A-S- -P-R-E-N-D-R-E- -U-N- -J-O-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ne pas sembler vieillir.

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 "ne pas prendre un jour"?
"ne pas prendre un jour" is spelled N-E- -P-A-S- -P-R-E-N-D-R-E- -U-N- -J-O-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \nə pa pʁɑ̃d.ʁ‿œ̃ ʒuʁj\.
What does "ne pas prendre un jour" mean?
As a verb, "ne pas prendre un jour" means: Ne pas sembler vieillir.
How do you pronounce "ne pas prendre un jour"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ne pas prendre un jour" is \nə pa pʁɑ̃d.ʁ‿œ̃ ʒuʁj\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ne pas prendre un jour" come from?
"ne pas prendre un jour" 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 “ne pas prendre un jour”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is N-E- -P-A-S- -P-R-E-N-D-R-E- -U-N- -J-O-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \nə pa pʁɑ̃d.ʁ‿œ̃ ʒuʁj\ (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