Spanish word

sondeo

Pronunciation

IPA/sonˈdeo/

Meaning

  • masculine nounsurvey

Example

Voy a hacer un sondeo para saber qué prefieren los estudiantes.

I am going to run a survey to find out what the students prefer.

Illustration for sondeo (survey)

More examples

Realizaron un sondeo telefónico para contactar a los participantes.

They conducted a telephone survey to contact the participants.

Core concept

A brief, informal check of public preference.

Common phrases

  • sondeo en línea

    online survey

  • realizar un sondeo

    conduct a survey

  • sondeo telefónico

    telephone survey

Similar words

encuesta: Structured survey using the same questions for many respondents to collect comparable answers.
entrevista: One-on-one conversation that elicits a person's opinions or information through direct questioning.
cuestionario: Set of written questions or a form designed to gather respondents' answers.
consulta: Organized request for stakeholders' or citizens' views on a specific matter.

Definition in Spanish

Investigación breve que recoge opiniones o preferencias preguntando a un grupo para obtener una idea general de tendencias.

Word origin

Derived from sondear 'to probe', itself from sonda 'probe', the noun sondeo developed from the idea of 'sounding out' opinions by asking a sample of people.

Usage tips

  • Used for snapshots of opinion in contexts like classrooms or media; for systematic studies, speakers usually prefer encuesta.

Other meanings

  • opinion pollnoun

Related words

  • sondearsurveyverb
  • sondeadorsurveyornoun

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