questionable

Name: questionable, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˈkwɛst͡ʃənəbl̩/

//ˈkwɛst͡ʃənəbl̩// adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“questionable” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #9,945. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,945
frequency rank, English: 288
“Q” headwords: 18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Problematic; open to doubt or challenge.

Corpus desk

Index EN-questionable · questionable · English

questionable · rank #9,945 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #9,945
LEN-MEGA 12 letters
VOW-6 6 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 18 variants
BOOK-MID 288
PHOTO-FINISH Qatar

Nearest frequency peer: Qatar (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

prom

90,060
Python

90,058
Qatar

90,057
questionable

90,056
queue

90,055
quo

90,054

What this shows “questionable” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for questionable
Property	Value
Headword	questionable
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	/ˈkwɛst͡ʃənəbl̩/
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#9,945
Misspellings tracked	18
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “questionable”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).questionablelands here:

#9,945

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Qatar” (#9,944), “queue” (#9,946), “Python” (#9,943). Among 288 “Q” headwords, “questionable” is #9,945. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around questionable (IPA /ˈkwɛst͡ʃənəbl̩/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #9,945 among 288 “Q” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for questionable, with forms such as "qeustionable", "qquestionable", and "quesitonable". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From question + -able. The correct English form is questionable, spelled Q-U-E-S-T-I-O-N-A-B-L-E.

Definition

1
Problematic; open to doubt or challenge.
2
Of dubious respectability or morality.
3
Inviting questions; inviting inquiry.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how questionable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

It is questionable if the universe is open or closed.
A crude, cold rain was falling heavily; the spring-time presented itself as a questionable improvement.

Etymology

From question + -able.

This word in other languages

dudoso(Español)discutable(Français)fragwürdig(Deutsch)duvidoso(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

qeustionable
qquestionable
quesitonable
quesstionable
questinoable
questioanble
questionabble
questionabel
questionablle
questionalbe
questionbale
questionible
questionnable
questoinable
questtionable
quetsionable
qusetionable
uqestionable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of questionable - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "questionable"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "questionable"?

"questionable" is spelled Q-U-E-S-T-I-O-N-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkwɛst͡ʃənəbl̩/.

What does "questionable" mean?

As an adjective, "questionable" means: Problematic; open to doubt or challenge.

What are common misspellings of "questionable"?

Common misspellings include "qeustionable", "qquestionable", "quesitonable", "quesstionable", "questinoable". The correct spelling is "questionable".

How do you pronounce "questionable"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "questionable" is /ˈkwɛst͡ʃənəbl̩/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "questionable"?

From question + -able. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "questionable", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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