hinterfragen
\hɪntɐˈfʁaːɡn̩\
The verdict
“hinterfragen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Remettre en question, examiner.
Corpus desk
Index FR-hinterfragen · hinterfragen · French
hinterfragen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | hinterfragen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \hɪntɐˈfʁaːɡn̩\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « hinterfragen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
hinterfragen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \hɪntɐˈfʁaːɡn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Remettre en question, examiner.".
Zero misspellings are on record for hinterfragen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is hinterfragen, spelled H-I-N-T-E-R-F-R-A-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Remettre en question, examiner.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hinterfragen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Man könnte sagen: Meine Familie und ich sind ein Musterbeispiel für Integration. Als Viet-Deutsche habe ich das Gefühl, in meinem Freundes- und Bekanntenkreis nicht hinterfragt zu werden.
Gusenbauer beteuerte stets, dass er sich aus Überzeugung für eine Annäherung der Ukraine an die EU ausgesprochen und die Herkunft des Geldes nicht hinterfragt habe.
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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.