prendre la peine
\pʁɑ̃dʁ la pɛn\
The verdict
“prendre la peine” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Faire l’effort de ; daigner.
Corpus desk
Index FR-prendre-la-peine · prendre la peine · French
prendre la peine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 peine |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \pʁɑ̃dʁ la pɛn\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « prendre la peine » en français
Rare enough to double-check
prendre la peine is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \pʁɑ̃dʁ la pɛn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Faire l’effort de ; daigner.".
Zero misspellings are on record for prendre la peine in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is prendre la peine, spelled P-R-E-N-D-R-E- -L-A- -P-E-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1Faire l’effort de ; daigner.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how prendre la peine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il est bien probable que ce scélérat de Lycaon que dans son propre palais Jupiter prit la peine de changer en loup, fut un des premiers et sera toujours le plus célèbre des loups-garous anciens et modernes.
– Vous allez avoir une bonne surprise, lui dit-il, allons, éveillez-vous, prenez la peine de regarder. […] – Je prends la peine, murmura-t-elle en souriant à l’ambassadeur dont le visage frôlait presque le sien.
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.