prise en compte
\pʁi.z‿ɑ̃ kɔ̃t\
The verdict
“prise en compte” 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) - Fait de prendre en compte.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prise en compte |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pʁi.z‿ɑ̃ kɔ̃t\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “prise en compte” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for prise en compte is 15 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pʁi.z‿ɑ̃ kɔ̃t\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Fait de prendre en compte.".
Zero misspellings are on record for prise en compte in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is prise en compte, spelled P-R-I-S-E- -E-N- -C-O-M-P-T-E.
Definition
- 1Fait de prendre en compte.
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.
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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-O-M-P-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.