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“survey” in German

German

AlsoErhebung · Befragung

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈʊmˌfʁaːgə/

Example

Wir machen heute eine Umfrage zur Kundenzufriedenheit.

We are conducting a customer satisfaction survey today.

Illustration for Umfrage (survey)

How to say “survey” in German

“Survey” in German is Umfrage.

A poll collects the same few answers from a crowd and turns them into a shared result.

Full entry for Umfrage: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with Umfrage

Bei der Umfrage im Internet antworteten vor allem Jüngere.

Especially younger people responded to the online survey.

Tips for using Umfrage

  • The common formal collocation is "eine Umfrage durchführen", while respondents "an einer Umfrage teilnehmen".

Other German words for “survey”

Wir führen derzeit Erhebungen zur Kundenzufriedenheit durch.

We are currently conducting surveys on customer satisfaction.

Die Befragung ergab viele nützliche Informationen.

The survey yielded a lot of useful information.

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