Which to use
“prenez” and “prenne” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,539
- “prenez” frequency rank
- #4,434
- “prenne” frequency rank
- 6973
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prenez | prenne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe prendre. | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif du verbe prendre. |
Where the eye mixes prenez and prenne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. prenez (CCVCVC) and prenne (CCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between prenez and prenne
A purely visual mix-up. prenez (\pʁə.ne\) and prenne (\pʁɛn\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6973, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prenez is recorded at frequency rank #2,539, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁə.ne\. prenne is at rank #4,434, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁɛn\.
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 6973, this pair ranks #424,641 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of prenez vs prenne
Shared letters: enpr. Private to "prenez": z. Private to "prenne": -.
"prenez" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "prenne" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "prenez" and "prenne" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "prenez" vs "prenne" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "prenez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prenne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #424,641 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prenez" and "prenne" 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 #424,641 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.