# question vs questioned

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### question
*noun · IPA /ˈkwɛs.tʃən/ · frequency rank #448*
A worded or expressed sentence, phrase, or only a word on its own, which asks for information, a reply, or a response; an interrogative.

### questioned
*verb · IPA /ˈkwɛst͡ʃənd/ · frequency rank #6,954*
simple past and past participle of question

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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