contre-question
\kɔ̃.tʁə.kɛs.tjɔ̃\
The verdict
“contre-question” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Autre question pour ne pas directement répondre à une question posée par l’interlocuteur.
Corpus desk
Index FR-contre-question · contre-question · French
contre-question · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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 | contre-question |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔ̃.tʁə.kɛs.tjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Où “contre-question” se place dans la fréquence du français
Rare enough to double-check
contre-question is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ̃.tʁə.kɛs.tjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Autre question pour ne pas directement répondre à une question posée par l’interlocuteur.".
Zero misspellings are on record for contre-question in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is contre-question, spelled C-O-N-T-R-E---Q-U-E-S-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Autre question pour ne pas directement répondre à une question posée par l’interlocuteur.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how contre-question appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dans le cas où le client pose une question : la contre-question permet de différer la réponse à un moment plus opportun.
Un prince pose à une jeune fille des questions auxquelles aucune réponse n’est possible : « Combien y a-t-il de feuilles à ton plant de basilic ? » La seule façon de répondre est de poser une contre-question : « Combien y a-t-il d’étoiles au ciel ? »
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.
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