question
French, noun/kɛs.tjɔ̃/
question is spelled Q-U-E-S-T-I-O-N (8 letters) and appears 316 times per million words in written French, the 257th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Question is a French feminine noun meaning “question (interrogation by torture)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Interrogation, demande que l’on fait pour s’informer de quelque chose”.
What does question mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininequestion (interrogation by torture)
- 2
femininequestion (sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response)
Je voudrais vous poser une question.
- 3
feminineissue, matter, topic, problem
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Interrogation, demande que l’on fait pour s’informer de quelque chose. 2. Type de phrase pour demander une information, généralement avec un syntagme ou une particule interrogative, ou avec l’ordre des mots spécial. → voir phrase interrogative. 3. Phrase dont le but est d’inviter un auditeur, un lecteur à donner une explication, un renseignement, ou tout cas appelant une réponse. 4. Interrogations que l’on adresse à un élève dans un examen.
preposition: 1. Quant à
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of question
- questions plural
- quæstion alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce question?
- /kɛs.tjɔ̃/
- \kɛs.tjɔ̃\
- [kɛs.tjɔ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to question
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is question in French?
question appears 316 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).