pris
French, adjective/pʁi/
pris is spelled P-R-I-S (4 letters) and appears 275 times per million words in written French, the 302nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pris is a French adjective meaning “taken” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/second-person singular past historic of prendre. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Occupé, pas disponible”.
What does pris mean in English?
adjective
- 1
taken
- 2
occupied
verb
- 1
first/second-person singular past historic of prendre
verb
- 1
past participle of prendre
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Occupé, pas disponible. 2. Précédé de l’adverbe bien, il s’emploie comme adjectif et signifie bien fait, bien proportionné.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pris
- prise feminine
- prises feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pris?
- /pʁi/
- \pʁi\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pris
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pris in French?
pris appears 275 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).