Which to use
“prend” and “prenez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #420
- “prend” frequency rank
- #2,539
- “prenez” frequency rank
- 2959
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prend | prenez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe prendre. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe prendre. |
Where the eye mixes prend and prenez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. prend runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against prenez's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between prend and prenez
A purely visual mix-up. prend (\pʁɑ̃\) and prenez (\pʁə.ne\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2959, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prend is recorded at frequency rank #420, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁɑ̃\. prenez is at rank #2,539, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁə.ne\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 2959, this pair ranks #435,108 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of prend vs prenez
Shared letters: enpr. Private to "prend": d. Private to "prenez": z.
"prend" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "prenez" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "prend" and "prenez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "prend" or "prenez"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "prend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prenez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #435,108 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prend" and "prenez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prenez vs Prez". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #435,108 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.