in Frage stehen

\ɪn fraːɡə ʃteː.ən\

/\ɪn fraːɡə ʃteː.ən\/ verb

The verdict

“in Frage stehen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Être question de, être remis en question, être remis en cause.

Corpus desk

Index FR-in-frage-stehen · in Frage stehen · French

in Frage stehen · 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 "I" 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.

Key facts for in Frage stehen
PropertyValue
Headwordin Frage stehen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɪn fraːɡə ʃteː.ən\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « in Frage stehen » en français

in Frage stehenn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

in Frage stehen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɪn fraːɡə ʃteː.ən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Être question de, être remis en question, être remis en cause.".

in Frage stehen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is in Frage stehen, spelled I-N- -F-R-A-G-E- -S-T-E-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Être question de, être remis en question, être remis en cause.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how in Frage stehen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Das Überleben der Eurozone steht in Frage.'

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "in Frage stehen"?
"in Frage stehen" is spelled I-N- -F-R-A-G-E- -S-T-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɪn fraːɡə ʃteː.ən\.
What does "in Frage stehen" mean?
As a verb, "in Frage stehen" means: Être question de, être remis en question, être remis en cause.
How do you pronounce "in Frage stehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "in Frage stehen" is \ɪn fraːɡə ʃteː.ən\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "in Frage stehen" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list