Which to use
“prenne” and “prenons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,434
- “prenne” frequency rank
- #6,730
- “prenons” frequency rank
- 11164
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prenne | prenons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif du verbe prendre. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe prendre. |
Where the eye mixes prenne and prenons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. prenne runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against prenons's 7 (CCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between prenne and prenons
A purely visual mix-up. prenne (\pʁɛn\) 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 11164, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prenne is recorded at frequency rank #4,434, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁɛn\. 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 11164, this pair ranks #410,226 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of prenne vs prenons
Shared letters: enpr. Private to "prenne": -. Private to "prenons": os.
"prenne" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "prenons" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "prenne" and "prenons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "prenne" vs "prenons" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "prenne" 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 #410,226 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prenne" and "prenons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parvenons vs prenons". 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 #410,226 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.