prenne

\pʁɛn\

/\pʁɛn\/ verb

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The verdict

“prenne” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #4,434. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,434
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif du verbe prendre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-prenne · prenne · French

prenne · rank #4,434 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,434
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH poutine

Nearest frequency peer: poutine (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « prenne »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « prenne » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

prenne vs prêté
33% similar
prenne vs prône
67% similar
prenne vs prune
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for prenne
PropertyValue
Headwordprenne
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\pʁɛn\
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,434
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « prenne »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).prennese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « poutine » (#4,433), « poil » (#4,432), « précédentes » (#4,436). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « prenne » est au #4,434. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around prenne (IPA \pʁɛn\), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,434 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for prenne, with forms such as "pernne", "pprenne", and "prene". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "prêté", "prône", "prune", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is prenne, spelled P-R-E-N-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif du verbe prendre.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif du verbe prendre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how prenne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il me suffirait de suivre le vieux, le long de la rue Mitjaville, sillonner dans les escaliers, exiger qu'il prenne du cash à la tirette de la Banque Populaire, et le braquer sans violence.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pernne
  • pprenne
  • prene
  • prenen
  • prnene
  • prrenne
  • rpenne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of prenne - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

pernne2pprenne1prene1prenen2prnene2prrenne1rpenne2
Edit distance from "prenne"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "prenne"?
"prenne" is spelled P-R-E-N-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁɛn\.
What does "prenne" mean?
As a verb, "prenne" means: Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif du verbe prendre.
What words are commonly confused with "prenne"?
"prenne" is commonly confused with "prêté", "prône", "prune". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "prenne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prenne" is \pʁɛn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prenne" come from?
"prenne" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "prenne", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

façons#4,422utiles#4,452achats#4,459cannes#4,408

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

serge7 variantschair7 variantsbosser7 variantsélite7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list