interrogante

/inteɾoˈɣante/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
los interrogantes

Meaning

  1. question

    • Es un gran interrogante.

      It's a big question mark.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

pregunta

interrogante is more about an open or unresolved question, uncertainty; pregunta is the everyday direct question.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

pergunta

pergunta is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "question."

Practice

1 What does interrogante mean?

2 Fill the gap: Es un gran ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches interrogante?

noun

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