German word

Umfrage

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈʊmˌfʁaːgə/

Meaning

  • feminine nounsurvey

Example

Wir machen heute eine Umfrage zur Kundenzufriedenheit.

We are conducting a customer satisfaction survey today.

Illustration for Umfrage (survey)

More examples

Bei der Umfrage im Internet antworteten vor allem Jüngere.

Especially younger people responded to the online survey.

Core concept

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

Common phrases

  • Online-Umfrage

    online survey

  • kurze Umfrage

    short survey

  • Teilnehmer einer Umfrage

    survey participant

Similar words

Befragung: A questioning process collects answers from selected people.
Fragebogen: A form or online document containing a list of questions.

Definition in German

Eine Methode, durch standardisierte Fragen Meinungen oder Informationen von vielen Personen zu erfassen.

Word origin

"Umfrage" combines the prefix "um-" with "Frage" ("question") and developed as the noun for asking people about a topic.

Usage tips

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

Other meanings

  • pollnoun

Related words

  • Umfrageleitersurvey coordinatornoun
  • Umfragebogensurvey questionnairenoun

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