reprendre

\ʁə.pʁɑ̃dʁ\

/\ʁə.pʁɑ̃dʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“reprendre” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #1,674 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#1,674
frequency rank, French
9
letters
14
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Prendre de nouveau.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

reprendre vs reprends
78% similar
reprendre vs revendre
78% similar
reprendre vs reprenne
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for reprendre
PropertyValue
Headwordreprendre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁə.pʁɑ̃dʁ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#1,674
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “reprendre” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). reprendre lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for reprendre is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁə.pʁɑ̃dʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #1,674 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 27 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for reprendre, with forms such as "erprendre", "reperndre", and "repprendre". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "reprends", "revendre", "reprenne", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is reprendre, spelled R-E-P-R-E-N-D-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prendre de nouveau.
  2. 2
    Rentrer dans une voie après l’avoir quitté.
  3. 3
    Prendre ce qu’on avait donné.
  4. 4
    Accepter qu’on vous rende un bien vendu, en annuler la vente et en rendre le prix.
  5. 5
    Recouvrer.
  6. 6
    Reconquérir des positions qui avaient été perdues.
  7. 7
    Rejoindre quelqu’un pour l’emmener.
  8. 8
    Se remettre à quelque chose après une interruption ; recommencer.
  9. 9
    Parler de nouveau, en se rapportant à une conversation, et en parlant de l’un des interlocuteurs.
  10. 10
    Remettre en scène, en parlant d’une pièce de théâtre.
  11. 11
    Reconstruire, réparer.
  12. 12
    Rattacher ; recoudre.
  13. 13
    Réprimander, blâmer ou censurer quelqu’un pour ce qu’il a fait ou dit.
  14. 14
    Blâmer, censurer ou critiquer quelque chose, y trouver à redire.
  15. 15
    Dire, chanter, etc. à la suite.
  16. 16
    Prendre racine de nouveau, en parlant des arbres, des plantes, lorsqu’ils sont transplantés.
  17. 17
    Modérer la vitesse d’un cheval de course.
  18. 18
    Se refermer, se rejoindre, en parlant des blessures, des chairs qui ont été coupées, ouvertes, séparées.
  19. 19
    Se remettre, se rétablir, se relever.
  20. 20
    Recommencer ; revenir ; retrouver la situation antérieure.
  21. 21
    Se figer, geler de nouveau,
  22. 22
    Se ressaisir, redevenir maître de soi.
  23. 23
    Se corriger d’une chose qu’on a dite mal à propos, avec ou sans intention.
  24. 24
    Se remettre à une chose.
  25. 25
    Remettre dans un cas fâcheux.
  26. 26
    Interpréter une chanson de quelqu’un d'autre.
  27. 27
    Après avoir été battu de façon déloyale, se battre à nouveau, refaire un combat dans des conditions normales, loyales.

This word in other languages

regain(English)amonestar(Español)nehmen(Deutsch)censurar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erprendre,reperndre,repprendre,reprednre,reprenddre,reprender,reprendrre,reprenndre,reprenrde,reprnedre,reprrendre,rerpendre,rperendre,rreprendre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of reprendre - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

erprendre2reperndre2repprendre1reprednre2reprenddre1reprender2reprendrre1reprenndre1
Edit distance from "reprendre"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "reprendre"?
"reprendre" is spelled R-E-P-R-E-N-D-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.pʁɑ̃dʁ\.
What does "reprendre" mean?
As a verb, "reprendre" means: Prendre de nouveau.
What words are commonly confused with "reprendre"?
"reprendre" is commonly confused with "reprends", "revendre", "reprenne". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "reprendre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reprendre" is \ʁə.pʁɑ̃dʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reprendre" come from?
"reprendre" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “reprendre”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is R-E-P-R-E-N-D-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁə.pʁɑ̃dʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “reprends” - see the side-by-side comparison. reprendre vs reprends
  • 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