prise

\pʁiz\

/\pʁiz\/ noun

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The verdict

“prise” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #758. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#758
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Faculté de prendre, de saisir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-prise · prise · French

prise · rank #758 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #758
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH réalité

Nearest frequency peer: réalité (+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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “prise”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “prise” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

prise vs puis
60% similar
prise vs prix
60% similar
prise vs pros
60% similar

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

Key facts for prise
PropertyValue
Headwordprise
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pʁiz\
Letters5
Frequency rank#758
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “prise” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). prise lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around prise (IPA \pʁiz\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #758 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 18 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for prise, with forms such as "pirse", "pprise", and "pries". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "puis", "prix", "pros", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is prise, spelled P-R-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Faculté de prendre, de saisir.
  2. 2
    Action de prendre quelqu’un ou quelque chose.
  3. 3
    Action de s’emparer d’un navire ; le navire capturé.
  4. 4
    Succession de mouvements ayant pour but de neutraliser un adversaire ou de s’en libérer.
  5. 5
    Manière de tenir un engin de sport.
  6. 6
    Chose ou proie qui a été saisie.
  7. 7
    Personne ou chose qui s’est jointe, a été attirée, est demeurée.
  8. 8
    Saillie ou autre relief permettant de prendre appui pour l’escalade.
  9. 9
    Dose qu’on prend en une fois, en parlant de médicament ou de drogue.
  10. 10
    Pincée de tabac.
  11. 11
    Solidification en parlant du plâtre, du ciment, de la chaux, etc.
  12. 12
    Coagulation, caillage, en parlant du lait.
  13. 13
    Action de combattre. Il se dit aussi de deux ou de plusieurs personnes qui disputent ou qui jouent les unes contre les autres. On ne l’emploie guère en ce sens que dans les locutions suivantes :
  14. 14
    prise de courant ou port de données électronique.
  15. 15
    Fiche (électrique, ou de câble de données).
  16. 16
    Terrain pris sur la mer.
  17. 17
    L'une des trois chances d'un frappeur, de l'anglais strike.
  18. 18
    Séquence de tournage.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ces objectifs sont déterminés par un plan à long terme, pour l'atteinte duquel on ménagera au maximum ses forces tout en cherchant les prises les plus variées qu'offre la situation du moment.
  2. Avoir prise.

This word in other languages

hold(English)toma(Español)Griff(Deutsch)tomada(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pirse
  • pprise
  • pries
  • prisse
  • prrise
  • prsie
  • rpise

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of prise - 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.

pirse2pprise1pries2prisse1prrise1prsie2rpise2
Edit distance from "prise"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "prise"?
"prise" is spelled P-R-I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁiz\.
What does "prise" mean?
As a noun, "prise" means: Faculté de prendre, de saisir.
What words are commonly confused with "prise"?
"prise" is commonly confused with "puis", "prix", "pros". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "prise"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prise" is \pʁiz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prise" come from?
"prise" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sorte#761mains#753œuvre#764accès#765

Similar misspelling depth

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

bureau7 variantscarte7 variantsidées7 variantspayer7 variants

What to do next

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  • "prise" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "puis". View pair
  • 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #758 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "P" letter cohort. P–Z browse

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list