prendre du bon temps

\pʁɑ̃.dʁə dy bɔ̃ tɑ̃\

/\pʁɑ̃.dʁə dy bɔ̃ tɑ̃\/ verb

The verdict

“prendre du bon temps” 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) - S’amuser.

Corpus desk

Index FR-prendre-du-bon-temps · prendre du bon temps · French

prendre du bon temps · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 20 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 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)

Longue queue: rang de « prendre du bon temps » en français

prendre du bon tempsreste 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 du bon temps is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \pʁɑ̃.dʁə dy bɔ̃ tɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how prendre du bon temps appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le temps avait filé à une allure vertigineuse quand il s’assit pour souffler un peu. – Alors, padre, on prend du bon temps ? La voix le prit par surprise. Il sursauta.
  2. Ou j’aurais remarqué les lits vides en faisant ma ronde. Au lieu de quoi, j’avais pris du bon temps avec ma copine.

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.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list