Five Hard Words Play today

Tier five of five

How to spell questionnaire

What it means

a printed survey form

How it sounds

/ˌkwɛstʃəˈnɛr/

Why it catches people out

Question + naire. The French suffix brings its own second n.

The spellings people reach for

In a sentence

Staff completed a short questionnaire.

First appeared in

Puzzle #16 — August 9, 2026