remettre en question

\ʁə.mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ kɛs.tjɔ̃\

/\ʁə.mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ kɛs.tjɔ̃\/ verb

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The verdict

“remettre en question” 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
20
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Contester un principe ou une chose acquise.

Key facts for remettre en question
PropertyValue
Headwordremettre en question
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁə.mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ kɛs.tjɔ̃\
Letters20
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “remettre en question” sits in French frequency

remettre en question 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for remettre en question is 20 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁə.mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ kɛs.tjɔ̃\. 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: "Contester un principe ou une chose acquise.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for remettre en question in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is remettre en question, spelled R-E-M-E-T-T-R-E- -E-N- -Q-U-E-S-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Contester un principe ou une chose acquise.

Synonyms

remettre en causequestionner

This word in other languages

question(English)poner en tela de juicio(Español)hinterfragen(Deutsch)

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 "remettre en question"?
"remettre en question" is spelled R-E-M-E-T-T-R-E- -E-N- -Q-U-E-S-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ kɛs.tjɔ̃\.
What does "remettre en question" mean?
As a verb, "remettre en question" means: Contester un principe ou une chose acquise.
How do you pronounce "remettre en question"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "remettre en question" is \ʁə.mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ kɛs.tjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "remettre en question" come from?
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Using “remettre en question”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is R-E-M-E-T-T-R-E- -E-N- -Q-U-E-S-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁə.mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ kɛs.tjɔ̃\ (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.

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

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