prendre son essor

\pʁɑ̃.dʁə sɔ̃.n‿e.sɔʁ\

/\pʁɑ̃.dʁə sɔ̃.n‿e.sɔʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“prendre son essor” 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.

Key facts for prendre son essor
PropertyValue
Headwordprendre son essor
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\pʁɑ̃.dʁə sɔ̃.n‿e.sɔʁ\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “prendre son essor” sits in French frequency

prendre son essor 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for prendre son essor is 17 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pʁɑ̃.dʁə sɔ̃.n‿e.sɔʁ\. 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.

prendre son essor has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is prendre son essor, spelled P-R-E-N-D-R-E- -S-O-N- -E-S-S-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    S’élever dans l’air.
  2. 2
    Commencer à faire carrière, à réussir, en parlant d’une personne.

Synonyms

prendre son volprendre son envol

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "prendre son essor"?
"prendre son essor" is spelled P-R-E-N-D-R-E- -S-O-N- -E-S-S-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁɑ̃.dʁə sɔ̃.n‿e.sɔʁ\.
What does "prendre son essor" mean?
As a verb, "prendre son essor" means: S’élever dans l’air.
How do you pronounce "prendre son essor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prendre son essor" is \pʁɑ̃.dʁə sɔ̃.n‿e.sɔʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prendre son essor" come from?
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Using “prendre son essor”

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-S-S-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pʁɑ̃.dʁə sɔ̃.n‿e.sɔʁ\ (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list