Which to use
“reprendre” and “reprenne” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,674
- “reprendre” frequency rank
- #18,045
- “reprenne” frequency rank
- 19719
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reprendre | reprenne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prendre de nouveau. | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de reprendre. |
Where the eye mixes reprendre and reprenne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. reprendre runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCCV) against reprenne's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between reprendre and reprenne
A purely visual mix-up. reprendre (\ʁə.pʁɑ̃dʁ\) and reprenne (\ʁə.pʁɛn\) 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 19719, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reprendre is recorded at frequency rank #1,674, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pʁɑ̃dʁ\. reprenne is at rank #18,045, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pʁɛn\.
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 19719, this pair ranks #371,889 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reprendre vs reprenne
Shared letters: enpr. Private to "reprendre": d. Private to "reprenne": -.
"reprendre" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "reprenne" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "reprendre" and "reprenne" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "reprendre" vs "reprenne" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "reprendre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reprenne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #371,889 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reprendre" and "reprenne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reprenne vs retienne". 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 #371,889 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.