prise en charge

\pʁi.z‿ɑ̃ ʃaʁʒ\

/\pʁi.z‿ɑ̃ ʃaʁʒ\/ noun

The verdict

“prise en charge” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acte de prendre sous sa responsabilité une personne ou un objet.

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)

Where “prise en charge” sits in French frequency

prise en charge 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for prise en charge is 15 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pʁi.z‿ɑ̃ ʃaʁʒ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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.

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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Using “prise en charge”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is P-R-I-S-E- -E-N- -C-H-A-R-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pʁi.z‿ɑ̃ ʃaʁʒ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list