# question

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkwɛs.tʃən/ · frequency rank #448

## Definitions
1. A worded or expressed sentence, phrase, or only a word on its own, which asks for information, a reply, or a response; an interrogative.
2. A subject or topic for consideration or investigation.
3. A doubt or challenge about the truth, accuracy, or validity of a matter.
4. A proposal to a meeting as a topic for deliberation.
5. Interrogation by torture.
6. Talk; conversation; speech.

## Etymology
From Middle English questioun, from Anglo-Norman questiun, from Old French question, from Latin quaestiōnem, accusative of quaestiō (“a seeking, investigation, inquiry, question”), from quaerere (“to seek, ask, inquire”), of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Italic *kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₂- (“to acquire”).
Partially displaced native Old English āscung. Compare also Middle Low German quēstie (“questioning; inquiry”), Middle High German questje (“question”).
Cognates include English quest.

## Easily confused with
- **questions** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/question-vs-questions)
- **questioned** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/question-vs-questioned)
- **Quentin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quentin-vs-question)

## Common misspellings (12)
`qeustion`, `qquestion`, `quesiton`, `quession`, `quesstion`, `questino`, `questionn`, `questoin`, `questtion`, `quetsion`, `qusetion`, `uqestion`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/question