prendre pour acquis
\\pʁɑ̃.dʁə pu.ʁ‿a.ki\
The verdict
“prendre pour acquis” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Considérer (quelque chose) comme certain ; ne pas remettre en question ; supposer quelque chose vrai sans vérification.
Corpus desk
Index FR-prendre-pour-acquis · prendre pour acquis · French
prendre pour acquis · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 pour acquis |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \\pʁɑ̃.dʁə pu.ʁ‿a.ki\ |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « prendre pour acquis » en français
Rare enough to double-check
prendre pour acquis is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \\pʁɑ̃.dʁə pu.ʁ‿a.ki\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Considérer (quelque chose) comme certain ; ne pas remettre en question ; supposer quelque chose vrai sans vérification.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for prendre pour acquis, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is prendre pour acquis, spelled P-R-E-N-D-R-E- -P-O-U-R- -A-C-Q-U-I-S.
Definition
- 1Considérer (quelque chose) comme certain ; ne pas remettre en question ; supposer quelque chose vrai sans vérification.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how prendre pour acquis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ne prends jamais pour acquis que tu peux traverser la rue sans regarder des deux côtés.
This word in other languages
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.