diff --git a/commitizen/commands/commit.py b/commitizen/commands/commit.py
index eedf77e079..98582619a6 100644
--- a/commitizen/commands/commit.py
+++ b/commitizen/commands/commit.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def prompt_commit_questions(self) -> str:
         # Prompt user for the commit message
         cz = self.cz
         questions = cz.questions()
-        for question in filter(lambda q: q["type"] == "list", questions):
+        for question in (q for q in questions if q["type"] == "list"):
             question["use_shortcuts"] = self.config.settings["use_shortcuts"]
         try:
             answers = questionary.prompt(questions, style=cz.style)
diff --git a/commitizen/cz/base.py b/commitizen/cz/base.py
index 43455a74ca..06d03c12b5 100644
--- a/commitizen/cz/base.py
+++ b/commitizen/cz/base.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 from commitizen import git
 from commitizen.config.base_config import BaseConfig
-from commitizen.defaults import Questions
+from commitizen.question import CzQuestion
 
 
 class MessageBuilderHook(Protocol):
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def __init__(self, config: BaseConfig) -> None:
             self.config.settings.update({"style": BaseCommitizen.default_style_config})
 
     @abstractmethod
-    def questions(self) -> Questions:
+    def questions(self) -> Iterable[CzQuestion]:
         """Questions regarding the commit message."""
 
     @abstractmethod
diff --git a/commitizen/cz/conventional_commits/conventional_commits.py b/commitizen/cz/conventional_commits/conventional_commits.py
index 9a2b9016b7..d8c05fa94e 100644
--- a/commitizen/cz/conventional_commits/conventional_commits.py
+++ b/commitizen/cz/conventional_commits/conventional_commits.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from commitizen import defaults
 from commitizen.cz.base import BaseCommitizen
 from commitizen.cz.utils import multiple_line_breaker, required_validator
-from commitizen.defaults import Questions
+from commitizen.question import CzQuestion
 
 __all__ = ["ConventionalCommitsCz"]
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class ConventionalCommitsCz(BaseCommitizen):
     }
     changelog_pattern = defaults.BUMP_PATTERN
 
-    def questions(self) -> Questions:
+    def questions(self) -> list[CzQuestion]:
         return [
             {
                 "type": "list",
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ def questions(self) -> Questions:
             },
             {
                 "type": "confirm",
-                "message": "Is this a BREAKING CHANGE? Correlates with MAJOR in SemVer",
                 "name": "is_breaking_change",
+                "message": "Is this a BREAKING CHANGE? Correlates with MAJOR in SemVer",
                 "default": False,
             },
             {
diff --git a/commitizen/cz/customize/customize.py b/commitizen/cz/customize/customize.py
index 53ada4b2c0..0b60b84189 100644
--- a/commitizen/cz/customize/customize.py
+++ b/commitizen/cz/customize/customize.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
+from commitizen.question import CzQuestion
+
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from jinja2 import Template
 else:
@@ -14,7 +16,6 @@
 from commitizen import defaults
 from commitizen.config import BaseConfig
 from commitizen.cz.base import BaseCommitizen
-from commitizen.defaults import Questions
 from commitizen.exceptions import MissingCzCustomizeConfigError
 
 __all__ = ["CustomizeCommitsCz"]
@@ -45,8 +46,8 @@ def __init__(self, config: BaseConfig):
             if value := self.custom_settings.get(attr_name):
                 setattr(self, attr_name, value)
 
-    def questions(self) -> Questions:
-        return self.custom_settings.get("questions", [{}])
+    def questions(self) -> list[CzQuestion]:
+        return self.custom_settings.get("questions", [{}])  # type: ignore
 
     def message(self, answers: dict) -> str:
         message_template = Template(self.custom_settings.get("message_template", ""))
diff --git a/commitizen/cz/jira/jira.py b/commitizen/cz/jira/jira.py
index f43de2177c..7d3f74d303 100644
--- a/commitizen/cz/jira/jira.py
+++ b/commitizen/cz/jira/jira.py
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 import os
 
 from commitizen.cz.base import BaseCommitizen
-from commitizen.defaults import Questions
+from commitizen.question import CzQuestion
 
 __all__ = ["JiraSmartCz"]
 
 
 class JiraSmartCz(BaseCommitizen):
-    def questions(self) -> Questions:
+    def questions(self) -> list[CzQuestion]:
         return [
             {
                 "type": "input",
diff --git a/commitizen/defaults.py b/commitizen/defaults.py
index 10d55b8621..977176d3bd 100644
--- a/commitizen/defaults.py
+++ b/commitizen/defaults.py
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@
 from collections.abc import Iterable, MutableMapping, Sequence
 from typing import Any, TypedDict
 
+from commitizen.question import CzQuestion
+
 # Type
-Questions = Iterable[MutableMapping[str, Any]]
+Questions = Iterable[MutableMapping[str, Any]]  # TODO: deprecate this?
 
 
 class CzSettings(TypedDict, total=False):
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@ class CzSettings(TypedDict, total=False):
     bump_map_major_version_zero: OrderedDict[str, str]
     change_type_order: list[str]
 
-    questions: Questions
+    questions: Iterable[CzQuestion]
     example: str | None
     schema_pattern: str | None
     schema: str | None
diff --git a/commitizen/question.py b/commitizen/question.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..393e386092
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commitizen/question.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+from typing import Callable, Literal, TypedDict, Union
+
+
+class Choice(TypedDict, total=False):
+    value: str
+    name: str
+    key: str
+
+
+class ListQuestion(TypedDict, total=False):
+    type: Literal["list"]
+    name: str
+    message: str
+    choices: list[Choice]
+    use_shortcuts: bool
+
+
+class InputQuestion(TypedDict, total=False):
+    type: Literal["input"]
+    name: str
+    message: str
+    filter: Callable[[str], str]
+
+
+class ConfirmQuestion(TypedDict):
+    type: Literal["confirm"]
+    name: str
+    message: str
+    default: bool
+
+
+CzQuestion = Union[ListQuestion, InputQuestion, ConfirmQuestion]
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 60c586f2e6..1959d09840 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 from commitizen.config import BaseConfig
 from commitizen.cz import registry
 from commitizen.cz.base import BaseCommitizen
+from commitizen.question import CzQuestion
 from tests.utils import create_file_and_commit
 
 SIGNER = "GitHub Action"
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ def use_cz_semver(mocker):
 
 
 class MockPlugin(BaseCommitizen):
-    def questions(self) -> defaults.Questions:
+    def questions(self) -> list[CzQuestion]:
         return []
 
     def message(self, answers: dict) -> str: