Which to use
“prenions” and “prenons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,639
- “prenions” frequency rank
- #6,730
- “prenons” frequency rank
- 51369
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prenions | prenons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel de l’imparfait du verbe prendre. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe prendre. |
Where the eye mixes prenions and prenons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. prenions runs 8 letters (CCVCVVCC) against prenons's 7 (CCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses prenions with prenons
A purely visual mix-up. prenions (\pʁə.njɔ̃\) and prenons (\pʁə.nɔ̃\) 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 51369, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prenions is recorded at frequency rank #44,639, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁə.njɔ̃\. prenons is at rank #6,730, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁə.nɔ̃\.
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 51369, this pair ranks #155,544 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prenions vs prenons
Shared letters: enoprs. Private to "prenions": i. Private to "prenons": -.
"prenions" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVCC · "prenons" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "prenions" and "prenons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "prenions" or "prenons" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "prenions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prenons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #155,544 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prenions" and "prenons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "précisons vs prenions". 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 #155,544 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.