Which to use
“prennes” is a verb and “princes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,917
- “prennes” frequency rank
- #6,425
- “princes” frequency rank
- 34342
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prennes | princes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif du verbe prendre. | Pluriel de prince. |
Where the eye mixes prennes and princes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. prennes and princes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses prennes with princes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: prennes is \pʁɛn\ while princes is \pʁɛ̃s\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34342, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prennes is recorded at frequency rank #27,917, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁɛn\. princes is at rank #6,425, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁɛ̃s\.
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 34342, this pair ranks #284,501 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prennes vs princes
Shared letters: enprs. Private to "prennes": -. Private to "princes": ci.
"prennes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "princes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "prennes" and "princes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "prennes" or "princes"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "prennes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "princes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #284,501 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prennes" and "princes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prennes vs prêtées". 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 #284,501 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.