prendre sa revanche
The verdict
“prendre sa revanche” 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) - Jouer une seconde partie pour compenser ce qu’on a perdu à la première.
Corpus desk
Index FR-prendre-sa-revanche · prendre sa revanche · French
prendre sa revanche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 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 sa revanche |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « prendre sa revanche » en français
Rare enough to double-check
prendre sa revanche is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
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
- 1Jouer une seconde partie pour compenser ce qu’on a perdu à la première.
- 2Regagner un avantage qu’on avait perdu ou l’équivalent.
- 3Se venger.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how prendre sa revanche appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il a perdu la première partie et a pris sa revanche.
Jusqu’aux approches de mon adolescence, maman m’a attribué les plus hautes qualités intellectuelles et morales : elle s’identifiait à moi ; elle humiliait et ravalait ma sœur : c’était la cadette, rose et blonde, et sans s’en rendre compte maman prenait sur elle sa revanche.
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.