prendre un siège

\pʁɑ̃.dʁ‿œ̃ sjɛʒ\

/\pʁɑ̃.dʁ‿œ̃ sjɛʒ\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - S’asseoir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-prendre-un-siege · prendre un siège · French

prendre un siège · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 un siège
PropertyValue
Headwordprendre un siège
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\pʁɑ̃.dʁ‿œ̃ sjɛʒ\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « prendre un siège » en français

prendre un siègen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

prendre un siège is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \pʁɑ̃.dʁ‿œ̃ sjɛʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "S’asseoir.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for prendre un siège, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is prendre un siège, spelled P-R-E-N-D-R-E- -U-N- -S-I-È-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    S’asseoir.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "prendre un siège"?
"prendre un siège" is spelled P-R-E-N-D-R-E- -U-N- -S-I-È-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁɑ̃.dʁ‿œ̃ sjɛʒ\.
What does "prendre un siège" mean?
As a verb, "prendre un siège" means: S’asseoir.
How do you pronounce "prendre un siège"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prendre un siège" is \pʁɑ̃.dʁ‿œ̃ sjɛʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prendre un siège" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list