prise de vue
[pʁiz də vy]
The verdict
“prise de vue” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Techniques mises en œuvre avant et pendant la prise d’une photographie ou d’un plan (cinéma).
Corpus desk
Index FR-prise-de-vue · prise de vue · French
prise de vue · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | prise de vue |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pʁiz də vy] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « prise de vue » en français
Rare enough to double-check
prise de vue is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pʁiz də vy]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for prise de vue in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is prise de vue, spelled P-R-I-S-E- -D-E- -V-U-E.
Definition
- 1Techniques mises en œuvre avant et pendant la prise d’une photographie ou d’un plan (cinéma).
- 2La photographie elle-même, ou le plan lui-même.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how prise de vue appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je salue discrètement Reisse et replonge dans mes prises de vue.
Il nous a rapporté de splendides prises de vues de son voyage en Amérique du Sud.
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.