Which to use
“prendra” and “prendre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,090
- “prendra” frequency rank
- #198
- “prendre” frequency rank
- 4288
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prendra | prendre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur du verbe prendre. | Saisir, mettre en sa main. |
Where the eye mixes prendra and prendre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses prendra with prendre
A purely visual mix-up. prendra (\pʁɑ̃.dʁa\) and prendre (\pʁɑ̃dʁ\) 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 a single letter - a in “prendra” becomes e in “prendre”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4288, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prendra is recorded at frequency rank #4,090, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁɑ̃.dʁa\. prendre is at rank #198, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁɑ̃dʁ\.
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 4288, this pair ranks #431,985 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of prendra vs prendre
Shared letters: denpr. Private to "prendra": a. Private to "prendre": -.
"prendra" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV · "prendre" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "prendra" for "prendre" ever safe?
Frequency check: "prendra" vs "prendre" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "prendra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prendre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #431,985 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prendra" and "prendre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prendra vs prêtera". 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 #431,985 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.