Which to use
“prié” is a verb and “prise” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,873
- “prié” frequency rank
- #758
- “prise” frequency rank
- 14631
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prié | prise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de prier. | Faculté de prendre, de saisir. |
Where the eye mixes prié and prise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. prié runs 4 letters (CCVV) against prise's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between prié and prise
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: prié is \pʁi.je\ while prise is \pʁiz\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14631, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prié is recorded at frequency rank #13,873, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁi.je\. prise is at rank #758, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁiz\.
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 14631, this pair ranks #395,840 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of prié vs prise
Shared letters: ipr. Private to "prié": é. Private to "prise": es.
"prié" · 4 letters · shape CCVV · "prise" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- prise ← pirse · pprise · pries · prisse · prrise · prsie · rpise
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "prié" for "prise" ever safe?
Which is more common, "prié" or "prise"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "prié" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prise" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #395,840 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prié" and "prise" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prep vs prié". 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 #395,840 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.