prendre sens
\pʁɑ̃dʁ sɑ̃s\
The verdict
“prendre sens” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Devenir intelligible, acquérir une signification.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prendre sens |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \pʁɑ̃dʁ sɑ̃s\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “prendre sens” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
prendre sens is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \pʁɑ̃dʁ sɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Devenir intelligible, acquérir une signification.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for prendre sens, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is prendre sens, spelled P-R-E-N-D-R-E- -S-E-N-S.
Definition
- 1Devenir intelligible, acquérir une signification.
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.
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Using “prendre sens”
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-E-N-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pʁɑ̃dʁ sɑ̃s\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.