prêter attention
\pʁɛ.te a.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“prêter attention” 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) - Faire attention ; remarquer quelque chose.
Corpus desk
Index FR-preter-attention · prêter attention · French
prêter attention · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prêter attention |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \pʁɛ.te a.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « prêter attention » en français
Rare enough to double-check
prêter attention is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \pʁɛ.te a.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Faire attention ; remarquer quelque chose.".
prêter attention doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is prêter attention, spelled P-R-Ê-T-E-R- -A-T-T-E-N-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Faire attention ; remarquer quelque chose.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how prêter attention appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je quittai la maison sans que personne y prêtât attention.
Devenue totalement sourde, cette cagole de Catherine ne leur prêtait nulle attention. Un mince sourire flottait sur son visage et elle lisait.
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.