Which to use
“prenez” and “priez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,539
- “prenez” frequency rank
- #17,794
- “priez” frequency rank
- 20333
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prenez | priez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe prendre. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de prier. |
Where the eye mixes prenez and priez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. prenez runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against priez's 5 (CCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses prenez with priez
A purely visual mix-up. prenez (\pʁə.ne\) and priez (\pʁi.je\) 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 20333, 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\. priez is at rank #17,794, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁi.je\.
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 20333, this pair ranks #368,808 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of prenez vs priez
Shared letters: eprz. Private to "prenez": n. Private to "priez": i.
"prenez" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "priez" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "prenez" for "priez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "prenez" vs "priez" - 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 "prenez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "priez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #368,808 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prenez" and "priez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prep vs priez". 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 #368,808 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.