Ergänzungsfrage
\ɛɐ̯ˈɡɛnt͡sʊŋsˌfʁaːɡə\
The verdict
“Ergänzungsfrage” 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) - Question partielle.
Corpus desk
Index FR-erganzungsfrage · Ergänzungsfrage · French
Ergänzungsfrage · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | Ergänzungsfrage |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛɐ̯ˈɡɛnt͡sʊŋsˌfʁaːɡə\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Ergänzungsfrage is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛɐ̯ˈɡɛnt͡sʊŋsˌfʁaːɡə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Ergänzungsfrage, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Ergänzungsfrage, spelled E-R-G-Ä-N-Z-U-N-G-S-F-R-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1Question partielle.
- 2Question complémentaire : question demandant un complément d’information.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ergänzungsfrage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Frage “Wann gehen wir?” ist eine Ergänzungsfrage, die nach einer Zeitangabe fragt.
Meine Angaben reichten nicht aus; ich bekam noch viele Ergänzungsfragen.
Synonyms
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.