se prendre le chou

verb

The verdict

“se prendre le chou” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se prendre la tête.

Corpus desk

Index FR-se-prendre-le-chou · se prendre le chou · French

se prendre le chou · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 18 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" 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 se prendre le chou
PropertyValue
Headwordse prendre le chou
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « se prendre le chou » en français

se prendre le chousiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

se prendre le chou is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Se prendre la tête.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for se prendre le chou 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 typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 se prendre le chou, spelled S-E- -P-R-E-N-D-R-E- -L-E- -C-H-O-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se prendre la tête.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how se prendre le chou appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. L’idée, c’est de se prendre moins le chou, tout simplement.

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 "se prendre le chou"?
"se prendre le chou" is spelled S-E- -P-R-E-N-D-R-E- -L-E- -C-H-O-U.
What does "se prendre le chou" mean?
As a verb, "se prendre le chou" means: Se prendre la tête.
What language does "se prendre le chou" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list