noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌk(w)ɛstʃəˈnɛə/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˌk(w)ɛstjəˈnɛə/
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Canada, General-American:/ˌkwɛs.t͡ʃəˈnɛɹ/
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CMU ARPABET:K W EH2 S CH AH0 N EH1 R
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A form containing a list of questions; a means of gathering information for a survey.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
carry out a questionnaire
fill out a questionnaire
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To survey using questionnaires.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Etymology tree Latin quaerō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin quaestiōder. Latin quaestiōnō Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Late Latin quaestiōnāriusbor. French questionnairebor. English questionnaire Borrowed from French questionnaire, from Late Latin quaestionarius, from quaestio (English question) + -arius, from quaerō (“to question”) (English query).
Across languages
Translations
96 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
anketë
— form containing a list of questions
Albanian:
pyetësor
— form containing a list of questions
Arabic:
اِسْتِبَانَة
(istibāna)
— form containing a list of questions
Aragonese:
cuestionario
— form containing a list of questions
Asturian:
cuestionariu
— form containing a list of questions
Asturian:
encuesta
— form containing a list of questions
Belarusian:
анке́та
(ankjéta)
— form containing a list of questions
Belarusian:
апыта́льнік
(apytálʹnik)
— form containing a list of questions
Breton:
roll-goulenn
— form containing a list of questions
Bulgarian:
въпро́сник
(vǎprósnik)
— form containing a list of questions
Catalan:
qüestionari
— form containing a list of questions
Cherokee:
ᏗᏛᏛᎮᎸᎠᏍᎩ
(didvdvhelvasgi)
— form containing a list of questions
Chinese Mandarin:
問卷 /问卷
(wènjuàn)
— form containing a list of questions
Chinese Mandarin:
調查表 /调查表
(diàochábiǎo)
— form containing a list of questions
Cornish:
govynnek
— form containing a list of questions
Corsican:
quistionariu
— form containing a list of questions
Czech:
dotazník
— form containing a list of questions
Danish:
spørgeskema
— form containing a list of questions
Dutch:
questionnaire
— form containing a list of questions
Dutch:
vragenlijst
— form containing a list of questions
Esperanto:
demandaro
— form containing a list of questions
Estonian:
küsimusieht
— form containing a list of questions
Estonian:
ankeet
— form containing a list of questions
Finnish:
kyselylomake
— form containing a list of questions
Finnish:
kyselykaavake
— form containing a list of questions
Finnish:
kysely
— form containing a list of questions
French:
questionnaire
— form containing a list of questions
French:
enquête
— form containing a list of questions
Friulian:
cuistionari
— form containing a list of questions
Georgian:
კითხვარი
(ḳitxvari)
— form containing a list of questions
Georgian:
ანკეტა
(anḳeṭa)
— form containing a list of questions
German:
Fragebogen
— form containing a list of questions
Greek:
ερωτηματολόγιο
(erotimatológio)
— form containing a list of questions
Hindi:
प्रश्नावली
(praśnāvlī)
— form containing a list of questions
Hungarian:
kérdőív
— form containing a list of questions
Ido:
questionaro
— form containing a list of questions
Indonesian:
angket
— form containing a list of questions
Indonesian:
kuesioner
— form containing a list of questions
Irish:
ceistiúchán
— form containing a list of questions
Italian:
questionario
— form containing a list of questions
Japanese:
アンケート
(ankēto)
— form containing a list of questions
Kazakh:
анкета
(anketa)
— form containing a list of questions
Kazakh:
сауалнама
(saualnama)
— form containing a list of questions
Khmer:
បញ្ជីសំនួរ
(bɑɑñciisɑmnuə)
— form containing a list of questions
Korean:
설문지
(seolmunji)
— form containing a list of questions
Korean:
앙케트
(angketeu)
— form containing a list of questions
Lao:
ແບບສອບຖາມ
(bǣp sǭp thām)
— form containing a list of questions
Latvian:
anketa
— form containing a list of questions
Latvian:
aptauja
— form containing a list of questions
Ligurian:
questionâio
— form containing a list of questions
Lithuanian:
anketa
— form containing a list of questions
Lombard:
questionà
— form containing a list of questions
Luxembourgish:
Froebou
— form containing a list of questions
Luxembourgish:
Questionnaire
— form containing a list of questions
Macedonian:
анкета
(anketa)
— form containing a list of questions
Macedonian:
прашалник
(prašalnik)
— form containing a list of questions
Malay:
daftar pertanyaan
— form containing a list of questions
Malay:
soal selidik
— form containing a list of questions
Māori:
rārangi uiui
— form containing a list of questions
Māori:
rārangi pātai
— form containing a list of questions
Norman:
tchestionnaithe
— form containing a list of questions
Norwegian Bokmål:
spørreskjema
— form containing a list of questions
Norwegian Nynorsk:
spørjeskjema
— form containing a list of questions
Occitan:
questionari
— form containing a list of questions
Pannonian Rusyn:
питальнїк
(pitalʹnjik)
— form containing a list of questions
Persian:
پرسشنامه
(porseš-nâme)
— form containing a list of questions
Polish:
ankieta
— form containing a list of questions
Polish:
kwestionariusz
— form containing a list of questions
Portuguese:
questionário
— form containing a list of questions
Russian:
анке́та
(ankéta)
— form containing a list of questions
Russian:
опро́сник
(oprósnik)
— form containing a list of questions
Scottish Gaelic:
ceisteachan
— form containing a list of questions
Serbo-Croatian:
анкета
— form containing a list of questions
Serbo-Croatian:
анкетни листић
— form containing a list of questions
Serbo-Croatian:
упитник
— form containing a list of questions
Serbo-Croatian:
anketa
— form containing a list of questions
Serbo-Croatian:
anketni listić
— form containing a list of questions
Serbo-Croatian:
upitnik
— form containing a list of questions
Slovak:
dotazník
— form containing a list of questions
Slovene:
vprašalnik
— form containing a list of questions
Spanish:
cuestionario
— form containing a list of questions
Spanish:
encuesta
— form containing a list of questions
Swahili:
dodoso
— form containing a list of questions
Swahili:
orodha ya maswali ya uchunguzi
— form containing a list of questions
Swedish:
enkät
— form containing a list of questions
Tagalog:
talatanungan
— form containing a list of questions
Tajik:
пурсишнома
(pursišnoma)
— form containing a list of questions
Thai:
แบบสอบถาม
(bɛ̀ɛp-sɔ̀ɔp-tǎam)
— form containing a list of questions
Turkish:
anket formu
— form containing a list of questions
Ukrainian:
анке́та
(ankéta)
— form containing a list of questions
Ukrainian:
запита́льник
(zapytálʹnyk)
— form containing a list of questions
Vietnamese:
bản câu hỏi
— form containing a list of questions
Vietnamese:
bảng câu hỏi
— form containing a list of questions
Volapük:
säkablog
— form containing a list of questions
Welsh:
holiadur
— form containing a list of questions
Yiddish:
אַנקעטע
(ankete)
— form containing a list of questions