Enneagram Test

By Murat Şahin · Updated November 12, 2026 · How we test

How this Enneagram test works

Press Start the Enneagram test and you see one statement at a time, such as "I tend to think about what could go wrong and prepare for it." Pick how well it describes you: Disagree, Slightly disagree, Neutral, Slightly agree or Agree. Keys 1 to 5 work too, and Back lets you change an earlier answer. There are 45 statements, five for each of the nine types, shown in rotation. Most people finish in about six minutes.

The Enneagram describes types by their underlying motive rather than by behaviour, so think about why you do things, not only what you do. Two people can both work late, one to avoid mistakes and one to be seen as successful. If you are more curious about stable traits than motives, the Big Five personality test measures personality on a research-based scale.

The nine types

Each type is usually summed up by a core drive. The names below are common descriptive labels; different authors use slightly different ones.

1. The Perfectionist – wants to be good and to do things right.
2. The Helper – wants to be close to others and needed by them.
3. The Achiever – wants to succeed and be seen as capable.
4. The Individualist – wants to be authentic and understood.
5. The Investigator – wants to understand and to be competent.
6. The Loyalist – wants security, support and trust.
7. The Enthusiast – wants freedom, variety and new experiences.
8. The Challenger – wants to stay strong and in control.
9. The Peacemaker – wants inner and outer peace.

The types sit around a circle, which gives the system its name (Greek ennea, nine, and gramma, figure). The modern personality system was developed from the 1960s and 1970s by Oscar Ichazo and Claudio Naranjo and later popularized in books by authors such as Don Riso and Russ Hudson.

How to read your result

Each type gets a raw score from 5 to 25, converted to 0–100: (raw − 5) ÷ 20 × 100. Your main type is the highest bar. If two or more types tie for the top, the result card names all of them and shows the first as your main type; reading their descriptions usually tells you which motive fits better.

Your wing is the neighbouring type on the circle that scored higher. The neighbours of type 1 are 9 and 2, the neighbours of type 9 are 8 and 1, and so on. A result such as 4w5 means main type 4 with a type 5 wing. If both neighbours score the same, the card shows both wings.

This is an original, unnormed questionnaire. Our 45 statements were written for this site; they are not the RHETI, the Enneagram Institute's questionnaire or any other commercial test. A score of 50 is the middle of the scale, not the average person, and we do not compare you with others. It is normal to score high on several types; the shape of all nine bars says more than the single winner.

What the research says

The Enneagram is popular in coaching, workplaces and spiritual groups, but scientific support is limited. A systematic review by Joshua Hook and colleagues (2021) looked at 104 independent samples and found mixed evidence for the reliability and validity of Enneagram measures. Some studies found that Enneagram scores relate to the Big Five in ways the theory predicts, and several reported that people found it helpful for personal or spiritual growth. However, factor analyses usually found fewer than nine distinct factors, and the review found little research support for wings or for the idea that types move toward other types under stress. An earlier review by Andrew Bland (2010) reached a similar conclusion: interesting for self-reflection, but under-researched as a measurement.

In plain terms: the nine descriptions can be a useful mirror, but there is no strong evidence that everyone has exactly one of nine fixed types. Our result should be read as a prompt for reflection, not as a fact about you.

What you can do with your result

• Read the description of your top two or three types and ask which core motive sounds most like you on a stressful day.
• Look at your lowest bars. Motives you rarely act on can explain blind spots just as well as strong ones.
• Talk it through with someone who knows you well; they often recognise a motive before you do.
• Compare it with your 16 personality types test result. Types describe preferences, while the Enneagram is about motives, so the two answer different questions.

Limits of an online questionnaire

Self-reports depend on mood and self-image, and motive questions are especially hard to answer about yourself. Retaking the test after a few weeks shows which types stay near the top. The Turkish version is our own wording and has not been validated separately. This test is not a diagnosis and should not be used for hiring decisions.

More tests like this are on the personality tests page.

Sources

• Hook, J. N., Hall, T. W., Davis, D. E., Van Tongeren, D. R., & Conner, M. (2021). The Enneagram: A systematic review of the literature and directions for future research. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 77(4), 865–883.
• Bland, A. M. (2010). The Enneagram: A review of the empirical and transformational literature. Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development, 49(1), 16–31.
• Riso, D. R., & Hudson, R. (1999). The Wisdom of the Enneagram. Bantam.

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