Which to use
“question” and “questions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #258
- “question” frequency rank
- #546
- “questions” frequency rank
- 804
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | question | questions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Interrogation, demande que l’on fait pour s’informer de quelque chose. | Pluriel de question. |
Same sound, different letters: question vs questions
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. question runs 8 letters (CVVCCVVC) against questions's 9 (CVVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - question / questions
This is the hard kind. question and questions are pronounced identically (\kɛs.tjɔ̃\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “question” sits inside “questions”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 804, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
question is recorded at frequency rank #258, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɛs.tjɔ̃\. questions is at rank #546, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɛs.tjɔ̃\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 804, this pair ranks #439,094 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of question vs questions
Shared letters: einoqstu. Private to "question": -. Private to "questions": -.
"question" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVVC · "questions" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "question" and "questions" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "question" vs "questions" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "question" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "questions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #439,094 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "question" and "questions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "questionné vs questions". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #439,094 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.