prendre son vol
\pʁɑ̃dʁ sɔ̃ vɔl\
The verdict
“prendre son vol” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - S’élever dans l’air.
Corpus desk
Index FR-prendre-son-vol · prendre son vol · French
prendre son vol · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prendre son vol |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \pʁɑ̃dʁ sɔ̃ vɔl\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « prendre son vol » en français
Rare enough to double-check
prendre son vol is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \pʁɑ̃dʁ sɔ̃ vɔl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for prendre son vol, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is prendre son vol, spelled P-R-E-N-D-R-E- -S-O-N- -V-O-L.
Definition
- 1S’élever dans l’air.
- 2Commencer à faire carrière, à réussir, en parlant d’une personne ou d’une de ses créations.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how prendre son vol appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Quel bonheur, que d'échapper au prosaïsme de la vie habituelle, aux obligations sociales, à la routine des mêmes habitudes, pour prendre son vol vers les bords presque inconnus de la mer Caspienne !
Était-ce donc la mort, ce singulier état de torpeur, cette chair frappée d’immobilité, tandis que l’intelligence fonctionnait toujours ? Était-ce mon âme qui s’attardait ainsi dans mon crâne, avant de prendre son vol ?
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.