prendre sa revanche

verb

The verdict

“prendre sa revanche” 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
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Jouer une seconde partie pour compenser ce qu’on a perdu à la première.

Key facts for prendre sa revanche
PropertyValue
Headwordprendre sa revanche
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “prendre sa revanche” sits in French frequency

prendre sa revanche falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for prendre sa revanche is 19 letters long, classified as a verb. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Zero misspellings are on record for prendre sa revanche in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is prendre sa revanche, spelled P-R-E-N-D-R-E- -S-A- -R-E-V-A-N-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Jouer une seconde partie pour compenser ce qu’on a perdu à la première.
  2. 2
    Regagner un avantage qu’on avait perdu ou l’équivalent.
  3. 3
    Se venger.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "prendre sa revanche"?
"prendre sa revanche" is spelled P-R-E-N-D-R-E- -S-A- -R-E-V-A-N-C-H-E.
What does "prendre sa revanche" mean?
As a verb, "prendre sa revanche" means: Jouer une seconde partie pour compenser ce qu’on a perdu à la première.
What language does "prendre sa revanche" come from?
"prendre sa revanche" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “prendre sa revanche”

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- -S-A- -R-E-V-A-N-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list