prendre soin
\pʁɑ̃.dʁə.swɛ̃\
The verdict
“prendre soin” 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) - Soigner.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prendre soin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \pʁɑ̃.dʁə.swɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “prendre soin” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
prendre soin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \pʁɑ̃.dʁə.swɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for prendre soin, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 soin, spelled P-R-E-N-D-R-E- -S-O-I-N.
Definition
- 1Soigner.
- 2Pourvoir aux besoins de quelqu’un, à ses nécessités, à sa fortune.
- 3Prêter une attention toute particulière à une action ou une démarche ; s’efforcer de ; veiller à ; faire en sorte que , de façon que, en sorte de ou de façon à.
This word in other languages
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 soin”
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-O-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pʁɑ̃.dʁə.swɛ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.