prendre du bon temps

\pʁɑ̃.dʁə dy bɔ̃ tɑ̃\

/\pʁɑ̃.dʁə dy bɔ̃ tɑ̃\/ verb

The verdict

“prendre du bon temps” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
20
letters

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

Key facts for prendre du bon temps
PropertyValue
Headwordprendre du bon temps
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\pʁɑ̃.dʁə dy bɔ̃ tɑ̃\
Letters20
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “prendre du bon temps” sits in French frequency

prendre du bon temps 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for prendre du bon temps is 20 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pʁɑ̃.dʁə dy bɔ̃ tɑ̃\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "S’amuser.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for prendre du bon temps, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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 prendre du bon temps, spelled P-R-E-N-D-R-E- -D-U- -B-O-N- -T-E-M-P-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    S’amuser.

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 du bon temps"?
"prendre du bon temps" is spelled P-R-E-N-D-R-E- -D-U- -B-O-N- -T-E-M-P-S. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁɑ̃.dʁə dy bɔ̃ tɑ̃\.
What does "prendre du bon temps" mean?
As a verb, "prendre du bon temps" means: S’amuser.
How do you pronounce "prendre du bon temps"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prendre du bon temps" is \pʁɑ̃.dʁə dy bɔ̃ tɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prendre du bon temps" come from?
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Using “prendre du bon temps”

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-U- -B-O-N- -T-E-M-P-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pʁɑ̃.dʁə dy bɔ̃ tɑ̃\ (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list