Spanish vocabulary · Beginner
How to Say Survey in Spanish: Encuesta, Sondeo & More
Encuesta · noun (feminine) · ehn-KWEHS-tah
Survey in Spanish is encuesta when referring to questionnaires or opinion polls. For land surveying, the term is levantamiento topográfico. The verb to survey (ask questions) is encuestar.
ehn-KWEHS-tah (encuesta) · sohn-DEH-oh (sondeo)
La empresa envió una encuesta de satisfacción a todos sus clientes.
The company sent a satisfaction survey to all its customers.
Survey in Spanish: Quick Reference
Below are the most common Spanish words for survey, with pronunciation and regional usage notes.
| Spanish | English | Pronunciation | Region / Register |
|---|---|---|---|
| encuesta | survey | ehn-KWEHS-tah | Default, widely understood |
| sondeo | survey | polling context | |
| levantamiento | survey | land survey, technical | |
| cuestionario | survey | questionnaire form |
How Native Speakers Use Encuesta
Real example sentences across three contexts you'll actually run into.
Online questionnaire
Por favor, completa esta encuesta antes del viernes.
Please complete this survey before Friday.
Encuesta is the standard word for any questionnaire-style survey.
Political polling
Los sondeos indican que el candidato lleva ventaja.
The surveys indicate the candidate is in the lead.
Sondeo is preferred in political polling and media contexts.
Land surveying
El ingeniero hizo un levantamiento topográfico del terreno.
The engineer did a land survey of the property.
Levantamiento topográfico is the technical term for geographical surveying.
Avoid These Mistakes When Using Encuesta
Using survey as a false cognate
Incorrect: Hicimos un surveo de los empleados.
Correct: Hicimos una encuesta a los empleados.
Surveo does not exist in Spanish. The correct word is encuesta for a questionnaire-type survey.
Wrong preposition with encuestar
Incorrect: Encuestamos de los vecinos.
Correct: Encuestamos a los vecinos.
The verb encuestar takes the personal a when surveying people: encuestar a alguien.
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Common Questions About Survey in Spanish
- How do you say survey in Spanish?
- For a questionnaire or poll, use encuesta. For a political opinion poll, sondeo is also common. For land surveying, use levantamiento topográfico.
- What verb means to survey in Spanish?
- The verb is encuestar (to survey people with questions). For land surveying, the verb is topografiar or hacer un levantamiento.
- Is encuesta masculine or feminine?
- Encuesta is feminine: la encuesta, las encuestas. This is consistent with most Spanish nouns ending in -a.