poser problème
\po.ze pʁɔ.blɛm\
The verdict
“poser problème” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mettre devant un dilemme.
Corpus desk
Index FR-poser-probleme · poser problème · French
poser problème · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | poser problème |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \po.ze pʁɔ.blɛm\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « poser problème » en français
Rare enough to double-check
poser problème is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \po.ze pʁɔ.blɛm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mettre devant un dilemme.".
poser problème doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is poser problème, spelled P-O-S-E-R- -P-R-O-B-L-È-M-E.
Definition
- 1Mettre devant un dilemme.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how poser problème appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ce qui pose problème à beaucoup de puristes de l’art contemporain, c’est la volonté directe de certaines expos de se présenter en tant que lieu « instagrammable ».
Par ailleurs quelques questions posent problèmes : « Comment questionner sur l’humidité du bois alors que le chauffagiste n’est généralement pas le livreur ».
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.