yes-no question
"yes-no-question" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“yes-no question” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A question that can only be answered by yes or no and does not allow for elaboration or detail.
Corpus desk
Index EN-yes-no-question · yes-no question · English
yes-no question · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Y" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | yes-no question |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “yes-no question” in English
Rare enough to double-check
yes-no question is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A question that can only be answered by yes or no and does not allow for elaboration or detail.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for yes-no question, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is yes-no question, spelled Y-E-S---N-O- -Q-U-E-S-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1A question that can only be answered by yes or no and does not allow for elaboration or detail.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how yes-no question appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
To make it clear for the jury, I will ask you a simple yes-no question. Did you enter the house on the night of the 15th?
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.