prendre des couleurs

\pʁɑ̃.dʁə dɛ ku.lœʁ\

/\pʁɑ̃.dʁə dɛ ku.lœʁ\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
20
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bronzer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-prendre-des-couleurs · prendre des couleurs · French

prendre des couleurs · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 20 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" 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 prendre des couleurs
PropertyValue
Headwordprendre des couleurs
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\pʁɑ̃.dʁə dɛ ku.lœʁ\
Letters20
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « prendre des couleurs » en français

prendre des couleursreste 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

prendre des couleurs is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \pʁɑ̃.dʁə dɛ ku.lœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for prendre des couleurs, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is prendre des couleurs, spelled P-R-E-N-D-R-E- -D-E-S- -C-O-U-L-E-U-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bronzer.
  2. 2
    Aller mieux.

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 des couleurs"?
"prendre des couleurs" is spelled P-R-E-N-D-R-E- -D-E-S- -C-O-U-L-E-U-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁɑ̃.dʁə dɛ ku.lœʁ\.
What does "prendre des couleurs" mean?
As a verb, "prendre des couleurs" means: Bronzer.
How do you pronounce "prendre des couleurs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prendre des couleurs" is \pʁɑ̃.dʁə dɛ ku.lœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list