prise en charge

\pʁi.z‿ɑ̃ ʃaʁʒ\

/\pʁi.z‿ɑ̃ ʃaʁʒ\/ noun

The verdict

“prise en charge” 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) - Acte de prendre sous sa responsabilité une personne ou un objet.

Corpus desk

Index FR-prise-en-charge · prise en charge · French

prise en charge · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 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.

Key facts for prise en charge
PropertyValue
Headwordprise en charge
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pʁi.z‿ɑ̃ ʃaʁʒ\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

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

prise en chargen'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 en charge is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pʁi.z‿ɑ̃ ʃaʁʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

prise en charge doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is prise en charge, spelled P-R-I-S-E- -E-N- -C-H-A-R-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acte de prendre sous sa responsabilité une personne ou un objet.
  2. 2
    Plus particulièrement, acceptation pour un taxi de transporter une personne à destination.
  3. 3
    Par extension, somme forfaitaire qui apparaît au compteur du taxi au début de la course.
  4. 4
    Acte de prendre en charge tout ou partie des problèmes d’une personne.
  5. 5
    Action de prodiguer des soins à une personne présentant des symptômes dus à une maladie ou un accident.
  6. 6
    Acceptation par la sécurité sociale de rembourser les frais occasionnés par une prise en charge médicale.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La prise en charge est l’instant juridique qui fait débuter les obligations qui incombent au transporteur.
  2. Le prix de la course est majoré lors de la prise en charge du client dans une gare ou un aéroport.

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 en charge"?
"prise en charge" is spelled P-R-I-S-E- -E-N- -C-H-A-R-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁi.z‿ɑ̃ ʃaʁʒ\.
What does "prise en charge" mean?
As a noun, "prise en charge" means: Acte de prendre sous sa responsabilité une personne ou un objet.
How do you pronounce "prise en charge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prise en charge" is \pʁi.z‿ɑ̃ ʃaʁʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prise en charge" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list