prendre ses cliques et ses claques

\pʁɑ̃dʁ se kli.k‿e se klak\

/\pʁɑ̃dʁ se kli.k‿e se klak\/ verb

The verdict

“prendre ses cliques et ses claques” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
34
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - S’en aller en emportant toutes ses affaires.

Corpus desk

Index FR-prendre-ses-cliques-et-s · prendre ses cliques et ses claques · French

prendre ses cliques et ses claques · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 34 letters
  • VOW-11 11 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.

Key facts for prendre ses cliques et ses claques
PropertyValue
Headwordprendre ses cliques et ses claques
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\pʁɑ̃dʁ se kli.k‿e se klak\
Letters34
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “prendre ses cliques et ses claques” sits in French frequency

prendre ses cliques et ses claques 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.

Rare enough to double-check

prendre ses cliques et ses claques is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \pʁɑ̃dʁ se kli.k‿e se klak\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "S’en aller en emportant toutes ses affaires.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for prendre ses cliques et ses claques, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is prendre ses cliques et ses claques, spelled P-R-E-N-D-R-E- -S-E-S- -C-L-I-Q-U-E-S- -E-T- -S-E-S- -C-L-A-Q-U-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    S’en aller en emportant toutes ses affaires.

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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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "prendre ses cliques et ses claques"?
"prendre ses cliques et ses claques" is spelled P-R-E-N-D-R-E- -S-E-S- -C-L-I-Q-U-E-S- -E-T- -S-E-S- -C-L-A-Q-U-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁɑ̃dʁ se kli.k‿e se klak\.
What does "prendre ses cliques et ses claques" mean?
As a verb, "prendre ses cliques et ses claques" means: S’en aller en emportant toutes ses affaires.
How do you pronounce "prendre ses cliques et ses claques"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prendre ses cliques et ses claques" is \pʁɑ̃dʁ se kli.k‿e se klak\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prendre ses cliques et ses claques" come from?
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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