prise de courant

\pʁiz də ku.ʁɑ̃\

/\pʁiz də ku.ʁɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“prise de courant” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Connecteur femelle permettant de relier un appareil au courant électrique.

Key facts for prise de courant
PropertyValue
Headwordprise de courant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pʁiz də ku.ʁɑ̃\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “prise de courant” sits in French frequency

prise de courant falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

prise de courant is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pʁiz də ku.ʁɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for prise de courant, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 prise de courant, spelled P-R-I-S-E- -D-E- -C-O-U-R-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Connecteur femelle permettant de relier un appareil au courant électrique.
  2. 2
    Connecteur mâle terminant le cordon d'alimentation d'un appareil et servant à le raccorder au réseau électrique.
  3. 3
    Mécanisme d’alimentation en courant électrique d’une tractrice, d’un tramway ou d’un trolleybus.
  4. 4
    Prise d’eau.

Synonyms

priseprise électrique

This word in other languages

outlet(English)enchufe(Español)Anschlussdose(Deutsch)tomada(Português)

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 "prise de courant"?
"prise de courant" is spelled P-R-I-S-E- -D-E- -C-O-U-R-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁiz də ku.ʁɑ̃\.
What does "prise de courant" mean?
As a noun, "prise de courant" means: Connecteur femelle permettant de relier un appareil au courant électrique.
How do you pronounce "prise de courant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prise de courant" is \pʁiz də ku.ʁɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prise de courant" come from?
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Using “prise de courant”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-R-I-S-E- -D-E- -C-O-U-R-A-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pʁiz də ku.ʁɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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