Meinungsumfrage

Name: Meinungsumfrage, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˈmaɪ̯nʊŋsˌʔʊmfʁaːɡə]

/[ˈmaɪ̯nʊŋsˌʔʊmfʁaːɡə]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Meinungsumfrage” is uncommon German (frequency #93,277 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,277
frequency rank, German: 44,424
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Befragung systematisch ausgewählter Personen, um ihre Meinung zu einem bestimmten Thema zu erfahren

Key facts for Meinungsumfrage
Property	Value
Headword	Meinungsumfrage
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈmaɪ̯nʊŋsˌʔʊmfʁaːɡə]
Letters	15
Frequency rank	#93,277
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Meinungsumfrage” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Meinungsumfrage lands here:

#93,277

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Meinungsumfrage is uncommon German at frequency #93,277 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmaɪ̯nʊŋsˌʔʊmfʁaːɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Befragung systematisch ausgewählter Personen, um ihre Meinung zu einem bestimmten Thema zu erfahren".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Meinungsumfrage, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Meinungsumfrage, spelled M-E-I-N-U-N-G-S-U-M-F-R-A-G-E.

Definition

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Befragung systematisch ausgewählter Personen, um ihre Meinung zu einem bestimmten Thema zu erfahren

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Meinungsumfrage"?

"Meinungsumfrage" is spelled M-E-I-N-U-N-G-S-U-M-F-R-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaɪ̯nʊŋsˌʔʊmfʁaːɡə].

What does "Meinungsumfrage" mean?

As a noun, "Meinungsumfrage" means: Befragung systematisch ausgewählter Personen, um ihre Meinung zu einem bestimmten Thema zu erfahren

How do you pronounce "Meinungsumfrage"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Meinungsumfrage" is [ˈmaɪ̯nʊŋsˌʔʊmfʁaːɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Meinungsumfrage" come from?

"Meinungsumfrage" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Using “Meinungsumfrage”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is M-E-I-N-U-N-G-S-U-M-F-R-A-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.