prendre la mer
\pʁɑ̃.dʁə la mɛʁ\
The verdict
“prendre la mer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Commencer un voyage sur la mer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-prendre-la-mer · prendre la mer · French
prendre la mer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 la mer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \pʁɑ̃.dʁə la mɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « prendre la mer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
prendre la mer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \pʁɑ̃.dʁə la mɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Commencer un voyage sur la mer.".
No misspelling variants are generated for prendre la mer in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is prendre la mer, spelled P-R-E-N-D-R-E- -L-A- -M-E-R.
Definition
- 1Commencer un voyage sur la mer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how prendre la mer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
C’est pas l’homme qui prend la mer C’est la mer qui prend l’homme Moi la mer elle m’a pris Au dépourvu Tant pis.
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.