question piège

\kɛs.tjɔ̃ pjɛʒ\

/\kɛs.tjɔ̃ pjɛʒ\/ noun

The verdict

“question piège” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Question posée dans le but de mettre à l’épreuve la personne interrogée.

Key facts for question piège
PropertyValue
Headwordquestion piège
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɛs.tjɔ̃ pjɛʒ\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “question piège” sits in French frequency

question piège falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

question piège is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɛs.tjɔ̃ pjɛʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for question piège in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is question piège, spelled Q-U-E-S-T-I-O-N- -P-I-È-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Question posée dans le but de mettre à l’épreuve la personne interrogée.
  2. 2
    Question absurde à laquelle il n’y a pas de réponse, posée dans le but de tester les capacités de raisonnement de la personne interrogée, du candidat.

This word in other languages

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 "question piège"?
"question piège" is spelled Q-U-E-S-T-I-O-N- -P-I-È-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɛs.tjɔ̃ pjɛʒ\.
What does "question piège" mean?
As a noun, "question piège" means: Question posée dans le but de mettre à l’épreuve la personne interrogée.
How do you pronounce "question piège"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "question piège" is \kɛs.tjɔ̃ pjɛʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "question piège" come from?
"question piège" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “question piège”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is Q-U-E-S-T-I-O-N- -P-I-È-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kɛs.tjɔ̃ pjɛʒ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list