prendre son envol
\pʁɑ̃.dʁə sɔ̃.n‿ɑ̃.vɔl\
The verdict
“prendre son envol” 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
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - S’élever dans l’air.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prendre son envol |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \pʁɑ̃.dʁə sɔ̃.n‿ɑ̃.vɔl\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “prendre son envol” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for prendre son envol is 17 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pʁɑ̃.dʁə sɔ̃.n‿ɑ̃.vɔl\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for prendre son envol in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is prendre son envol, spelled P-R-E-N-D-R-E- -S-O-N- -E-N-V-O-L.
Definition
- 1S’élever dans l’air.
- 2Commencer à faire carrière, à réussir, en parlant d’une personne ou d’une entreprise.
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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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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-N- -E-N-V-O-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pʁɑ̃.dʁə sɔ̃.n‿ɑ̃.vɔl\ (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.