opinion poll

noun

"opinion-poll" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“opinion poll” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A poll organized in an attempt to quantify public opinion on a subject.

Key facts for opinion poll
PropertyValue
Headwordopinion poll
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “opinion poll” sits in English frequency

opinion poll falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

opinion poll is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A poll organized in an attempt to quantify public opinion on a subject.".

opinion poll doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From opinion + poll. The correct English form is opinion poll, spelled O-P-I-N-I-O-N- -P-O-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    A poll organized in an attempt to quantify public opinion on a subject.

Etymology

From opinion + poll.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "opinion poll"?
"opinion poll" is spelled O-P-I-N-I-O-N- -P-O-L-L.
What does "opinion poll" mean?
As a noun, "opinion poll" means: A poll organized in an attempt to quantify public opinion on a subject.
What is the origin of the word "opinion poll"?
From opinion + poll. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “opinion poll”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is O-P-I-N-I-O-N- -P-O-L-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list