prendre de la bouteille

\pʁɑ̃.dʁə də la bu.tɛj\

/\pʁɑ̃.dʁə də la bu.tɛj\/ verb

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The verdict

“prendre de la bouteille” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
23
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vieillir.

Key facts for prendre de la bouteille
PropertyValue
Headwordprendre de la bouteille
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\pʁɑ̃.dʁə də la bu.tɛj\
Letters23
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “prendre de la bouteille” sits in French frequency

prendre de la bouteille 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

prendre de la bouteille is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \pʁɑ̃.dʁə də la bu.tɛj\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

prendre de la bouteille doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is prendre de la bouteille, spelled P-R-E-N-D-R-E- -D-E- -L-A- -B-O-U-T-E-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vieillir.
  2. 2
    Acquérir de l’expérience.

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 "prendre de la bouteille"?
"prendre de la bouteille" is spelled P-R-E-N-D-R-E- -D-E- -L-A- -B-O-U-T-E-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁɑ̃.dʁə də la bu.tɛj\.
What does "prendre de la bouteille" mean?
As a verb, "prendre de la bouteille" means: Vieillir.
How do you pronounce "prendre de la bouteille"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prendre de la bouteille" is \pʁɑ̃.dʁə də la bu.tɛj\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prendre de la bouteille" come from?
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Using “prendre de la bouteille”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is P-R-E-N-D-R-E- -D-E- -L-A- -B-O-U-T-E-I-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pʁɑ̃.dʁə də la bu.tɛj\ (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