prendre en compte
\pʁɑ̃.dʁ‿ɑ̃ kɔ̃t\
The verdict
“prendre en compte” 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
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Penser à quelque chose parmi d’autres lors d’une analyse ou d’une réflexion.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prendre en compte |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \pʁɑ̃.dʁ‿ɑ̃ kɔ̃t\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “prendre en compte” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for prendre en compte is 17 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pʁɑ̃.dʁ‿ɑ̃ kɔ̃t\. 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: "Penser à quelque chose parmi d’autres lors d’une analyse ou d’une réflexion.".
prendre en compte has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is prendre en compte, spelled P-R-E-N-D-R-E- -E-N- -C-O-M-P-T-E.
Definition
- 1Penser à quelque chose parmi d’autres lors d’une analyse ou d’une réflexion.
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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.
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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- -E-N- -C-O-M-P-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pʁɑ̃.dʁ‿ɑ̃ kɔ̃t\ (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.