prendre des nouvelles
\pʁɑ̃.dʁə de nu.vɛl\
The verdict
“prendre des nouvelles” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 21
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - S’informer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-prendre-des-nouvelles · prendre des nouvelles · French
prendre des nouvelles · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 21 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prendre des nouvelles |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \pʁɑ̃.dʁə de nu.vɛl\ |
| Letters | 21 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « prendre des nouvelles » en français
Rare enough to double-check
prendre des nouvelles is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \pʁɑ̃.dʁə de nu.vɛl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "S’informer.".
Zero misspellings are on record for prendre des nouvelles in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is prendre des nouvelles, spelled P-R-E-N-D-R-E- -D-E-S- -N-O-U-V-E-L-L-E-S.
Definition
- 1S’informer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how prendre des nouvelles appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ils ne prennent pas de nouvelles de leurs amis, des copains de fac, des anciens collègues. Ils trouvent des excuses pour qu’on ne vienne pas les voir.
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.