prendre pour une truffe
\pʁɑ̃dʁ pu.ʁ‿yn tʁyf\
The verdict
“prendre pour une truffe” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 23
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prendre pour un idiot, traiter comme un idiot.
Corpus desk
Index FR-prendre-pour-une-truffe · prendre pour une truffe · French
prendre pour une truffe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 23 letters
- VOW-8 8 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 une truffe |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \pʁɑ̃dʁ pu.ʁ‿yn tʁyf\ |
| Letters | 23 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « prendre pour une truffe » en français
Rare enough to double-check
prendre pour une truffe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \pʁɑ̃dʁ pu.ʁ‿yn tʁyf\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prendre pour un idiot, traiter comme un idiot.".
prendre pour une truffe has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is prendre pour une truffe, spelled P-R-E-N-D-R-E- -P-O-U-R- -U-N-E- -T-R-U-F-F-E.
Definition
- 1Prendre pour un idiot, traiter comme un idiot.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how prendre pour une truffe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les soirées électorales où tout le monde a gagné appartiennent aux figures imposées d’une télévision où les politiques viennent régulièrement prendre les citoyens pour des truffes.
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.