Sonntagsfrage
German, noun/ˈzɔntaːksˌfʁaːɡə/
Sonntagsfrage is spelled S-O-N-N-T-A-G-S-F-R-A-G-E (13 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 68,093rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sonntagsfrage is a German feminine noun meaning “question about party preference in election polls (as distinct from questions about political opinions, specific issues etc.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “von Meinungsforschern gestellte Frage (Welche Partei würden sie wählen wenn am nächsten Sonntag Wahlen…”.
What does Sonntagsfrage mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininequestion about party preference in election polls (as distinct from questions about political opinions, specific issues etc.)
Die Befragten bewerten die Regierungsarbeit zunehmend kritischer, aber in der Sonntagsfrage wirkt sich dies bisher wenig aus.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. von Meinungsforschern gestellte Frage (Welche Partei würden sie wählen wenn am nächsten Sonntag Wahlen wären?), mit der die aktuelle Wahlabsicht erhoben wird
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Sonntagsfrage
- Sonntagsfragen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Sonntagsfrage?
- /ˈzɔntaːksˌfʁaːɡə/
- /-ta(ː)xs-/
- [ˈzɔntaːksˌfʁaːɡə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Sonntagsfrage in German?
Sonntagsfrage appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).