questions

/ˈkwɛst͡ʃənz/

//ˈkwɛst͡ʃənz// noun

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"questions" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“questions” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #739. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#739
frequency rank, English
288
“Q” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of question

Corpus desk

Index EN-questions · questions · English

questions · rank #739 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #739
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 288
  • PHOTO-FINISH provide

Nearest frequency peer: provide (-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 “questions”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “questions” 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).

questions vs question
89% similar
questions vs questioned
80% similar

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

Key facts for questions
PropertyValue
Headwordquestions
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkwɛst͡ʃənz/
Letters9
Frequency rank#739
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “questions”

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).questionslands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “provide” (#738), “relationship” (#740), “n” (#737). Among 288 “Q” headwords, “questions” is #739. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around questions (IPA /ˈkwɛst͡ʃənz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #739 among 288 “Q” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of question".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for questions, with forms such as "qeustions", "qquestions", and "quesitons". 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, "question", "questioned", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is questions, spelled Q-U-E-S-T-I-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of question

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • qeustions
  • qquestions
  • quesitons
  • quesstions
  • questinos
  • questionns
  • questionss
  • questiosn
  • questoins
  • questtions
  • quetsions
  • qusetions
  • uqestions

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of questions - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

qeustions2qquestions1quesitons2quesstions1questinos2questionns1questionss1questiosn2
Edit distance from "questions"

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 "questions"?
"questions" is spelled Q-U-E-S-T-I-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkwɛst͡ʃənz/.
What does "questions" mean?
As a noun, "questions" means: plural of question
What words are commonly confused with "questions"?
"questions" is commonly confused with "question", "questioned". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "questions"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "questions" is /ˈkwɛst͡ʃənz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "questions" come from?
"questions" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

September#741countries#762attention#800character#803

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

companies13 variantsproperty13 variantsproblems13 variantsindustry13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list