questioned

/ˈkwɛst͡ʃənd/

//ˈkwɛst͡ʃənd// verb

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"questioned" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“questioned” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,954. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,954
frequency rank, English
288
“Q” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of question

Corpus desk

Index EN-questioned · questioned · English

questioned · rank #6,954 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,954
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 288
  • PHOTO-FINISH PS

Nearest frequency peer: PS (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “questioned”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

questioned vs questions
80% similar
questioned vs question
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for questioned
PropertyValue
Headwordquestioned
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈkwɛst͡ʃənd/
Letters10
Frequency rank#6,954
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “questioned”

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).questionedlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “PS” (#6,953), “probability” (#6,952), “resignation” (#6,956). Among 288 “Q” headwords, “questioned” is #6,954. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around questioned (IPA /ˈkwɛst͡ʃənd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,954 among 288 “Q” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of question".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for questioned, with forms such as "qeustioned", "qquestioned", and "quesitoned". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "questions", "question", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is questioned, spelled Q-U-E-S-T-I-O-N-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of question

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • qeustioned
  • qquestioned
  • quesitoned
  • quesstioned
  • questinoed
  • questioend
  • questionde
  • questionedd
  • questionned
  • questoined
  • questtioned
  • quetsioned
  • qusetioned
  • uqestioned

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of questioned - 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.

qeustioned2qquestioned1quesitoned2quesstioned1questinoed2questioend2questionde2questionedd1
Edit distance from "questioned"

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 "questioned"?
"questioned" is spelled Q-U-E-S-T-I-O-N-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkwɛst͡ʃənd/.
What does "questioned" mean?
As a verb, "questioned" means: simple past and past participle of question
What words are commonly confused with "questioned"?
"questioned" is commonly confused with "questions", "question". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "questioned"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "questioned" is /ˈkwɛst͡ʃənd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "questioned" come from?
"questioned" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list