Which to use
“prendra” and “prends” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,090
- “prendra” frequency rank
- #1,123
- “prends” frequency rank
- 5213
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prendra | prends |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur du verbe prendre. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de prendre. |
Where the eye mixes prendra and prends
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: prendra vs prends
A purely visual mix-up. prendra (\pʁɑ̃.dʁa\) and prends (\pʁɑ̃\) 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 5213, 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\. prends is at rank #1,123, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁɑ̃\.
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 5213, this pair ranks #429,623 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of prendra vs prends
Shared letters: denpr. Private to "prendra": a. Private to "prends": s.
"prendra" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV · "prends" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "prendra" for "prends" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "prendra" or "prends" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "prendra" and "prends" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "prendra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prends" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #429,623 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prendra" and "prends" 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 #429,623 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.