poser un problème
\po.ze œ̃ pʁɔ.blɛm\
The verdict
“poser un problème” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mettre devant un dilemme.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | poser un problème |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \po.ze œ̃ pʁɔ.blɛm\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “poser un problème” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for poser un problème is 17 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \po.ze œ̃ pʁɔ.blɛm\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Mettre devant un dilemme.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for poser un problème in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is poser un problème, spelled P-O-S-E-R- -U-N- -P-R-O-B-L-È-M-E.
Definition
- 1Mettre devant un dilemme.
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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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-O-S-E-R- -U-N- -P-R-O-B-L-È-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \po.ze œ̃ pʁɔ.blɛm\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.