prise de guerre

\pʁiz də ɡɛʁ\

/\pʁiz də ɡɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Butin acquis pendant un conflit militaire.

Corpus desk

Index FR-prise-de-guerre · prise de guerre · French

prise de guerre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 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.

Key facts for prise de guerre
PropertyValue
Headwordprise de guerre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pʁiz də ɡɛʁ\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « prise de guerre » en français

prise de guerren'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

prise de guerre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pʁiz də ɡɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Butin acquis pendant un conflit militaire.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for prise de guerre in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is prise de guerre, spelled P-R-I-S-E- -D-E- -G-U-E-R-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Butin acquis pendant un conflit militaire.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "prise de guerre"?
"prise de guerre" is spelled P-R-I-S-E- -D-E- -G-U-E-R-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁiz də ɡɛʁ\.
What does "prise de guerre" mean?
As a noun, "prise de guerre" means: Butin acquis pendant un conflit militaire.
How do you pronounce "prise de guerre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prise de guerre" is \pʁiz də ɡɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prise de guerre" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list