Which to use
“prendrez” and “prenez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,481
- “prendrez” frequency rank
- #2,539
- “prenez” frequency rank
- 29020
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prendrez | prenez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur du verbe prendre. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe prendre. |
Where the eye mixes prendrez and prenez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. prendrez runs 8 letters (CCVCCCVC) against prenez's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses prendrez with prenez
A purely visual mix-up. prendrez (\pʁɑ̃.dʁe\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29020, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prendrez is recorded at frequency rank #26,481, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁɑ̃.dʁe\. 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 29020, this pair ranks #319,230 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prendrez vs prenez
Shared letters: enprz. Private to "prendrez": d. Private to "prenez": -.
"prendrez" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC · "prenez" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "prendrez" and "prenez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "prendrez" or "prenez" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "prendrez" 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 #319,230 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prendrez" and "prenez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perdrez vs prendrez". 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 #319,230 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.