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FAQ

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • ĕf′ā-kyo͞o′
  • făk
  • fŭk′yo͞o
  • /ˌɛf.eɪ̯ˈkjuː/
  • /fæk/
  • /ˈfʌk.ju/
  • rhymes with -uː
  • rhymes with -æk
  • rhymes with -ʌkju
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A list of questions said to be frequently asked, and their answers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet

Examples

  • This site's FAQ says you should log in to access some pages.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A document that details how to play and win a video game; a strategy guide.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: video-games

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Alternative letter-case form of FAQ.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a list of questions that are frequently asked (about a given topic) along with their answers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: list, listing

History

Etymology

Initialism of frequently asked questions.

Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: VVV — acronym for Frequently Asked Questions
  • Armenian: ՀՏՀ (HTH) — acronym for Frequently Asked Questions
  • Catalan: PMF — acronym for Frequently Asked Questions
  • Chinese Mandarin: 常見問題 /常见问题 (chángjiàn wèntí) — acronym for Frequently Asked Questions
  • Chinese Mandarin: 問答集 /问答集 (wèndájí) — acronym for Frequently Asked Questions
  • Czech: ČKD — acronym for Frequently Asked Questions
  • Czech: ČKO — acronym for Frequently Asked Questions
  • Esperanto: OD — acronym for Frequently Asked Questions
  • Estonian: KKK — acronym for Frequently Asked Questions
  • Finnish: UKK — acronym for Frequently Asked Questions
  • French: FAQ — acronym for Frequently Asked Questions
  • Galician: preguntas frecuentes — acronym for Frequently Asked Questions
  • Georgian: ხ.დ.კ. (x.d.ḳ.) — acronym for Frequently Asked Questions
  • Georgian: ხშირად დასმული შეკითხვები (xširad dasmuli šeḳitxvebi) — acronym for Frequently Asked Questions
  • German: FAQ (pl. FAQ, FAQs) — acronym for Frequently Asked Questions
  • German: HGF (häufig gestellte Fragen) — acronym for Frequently Asked Questions
  • Hungarian: GYIK — acronym for Frequently Asked Questions
  • Japanese: よくあるご質問 (yoku aru go-shitsumon) — acronym for Frequently Asked Questions
  • Korean: 자주 묻는 질문 (jaju munneun jilmun) — acronym for Frequently Asked Questions
  • Macedonian: ЧПП (ČPP) — acronym for Frequently Asked Questions
  • Malay: soalan lazim — acronym for Frequently Asked Questions
  • Portuguese: FAQ — acronym for Frequently Asked Questions
  • Russian: ЧАВО́ (ČAVÓ) — acronym for Frequently Asked Questions
  • Russian: ЧаВо́ (ČaVó) — acronym for Frequently Asked Questions
  • Russian: ча́сто задава́емые вопро́сы (částo zadavájemyje voprósy) — acronym for Frequently Asked Questions
  • Russian: вопро́сы и отве́ты (voprósy i otvéty) — acronym for Frequently Asked Questions
  • Scottish Gaelic: CÀBHA — acronym for Frequently Asked Questions
  • Spanish: PUF — acronym for Frequently Asked Questions
  • Spanish: FAQ — acronym for Frequently Asked Questions
  • Tamil: விவிமா (vivimā) — acronym for Frequently Asked Questions
  • Tamil: வினா விடை மாலை (viṉā viṭai mālai) — acronym for Frequently Asked Questions
  • Tigrinya: ብሕ (bəḥ) — acronym for Frequently Asked Questions
  • Turkish: SSS — acronym for Frequently Asked Questions
  • Ukrainian: ЧаП (ČaP) — acronym for Frequently Asked Questions
  • Ukrainian: ПоП — acronym for Frequently Asked Questions
  • Ukrainian: часті питання (časti pytannja) — acronym for Frequently Asked Questions
  • Ukrainian: постійні питання (postijni pytannja) — acronym for Frequently Asked Questions
  • Ukrainian: поширені питання (pošyreni pytannja) — acronym for Frequently Asked Questions