What's my Enneagram wing?

A wing is one of the two types beside yours on the circle, like 3 or 5 for a Type 4. This test doesn't pick a wing for you. Look at the bars for your two neighbouring types: the higher one is a reasonable first guess.

Why are my top two scores so close?

That's common, and with 5 statements per type small differences don't mean much. Read both descriptions and ask which motive drives you. You can also retake it in a few weeks, answering for how you've been over the years.

Can my Enneagram type change?

Most Enneagram teachers say your core type stays the same through life, while stress and growth change how it shows. Your scores here can shift with your mood, so expect some movement between tries.

Is this the same as the RHETI?

No. The RHETI is a paid test by Riso and Hudson of the Enneagram Institute. Our 45 statements are original and only inspired by the same model.

Is the Enneagram scientific?

Only partly. It's popular in coaching, but research support is limited. It works best as a way to think about your motives, not as a hard measurement.

Do you save my answers?

Your answers are scored in your browser and are not sent to our server. Your last result is kept in your own browser so you can see it again; clearing site data removes it.

Enneagram test

45 short statements, about 6 minutes. You get your main Enneagram type out of nine, your second-highest type, and a score for all nine so you can see the whole picture.

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Question 1 of 45

When I see a mistake in someone's work, it's hard for me not to point it out.

DisagreeAgree

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How it works

Read each statement and tap how much it sounds like you, from Disagree to Agree.
Answer for how you've been for most of your adult life, not just this week.
After the last one you see your top type, your runner-up type, and a bar for each of the nine.
If your top two scores are close, read both descriptions and ask which one matches why you do things, not just what you do.

What the Enneagram is

The Enneagram is a model of nine personality types. Each type is built around a core motive: what you want most, and what you try hardest to avoid. Type 1 wants to be good and right. Type 7 wants to stay free and avoid pain.

That focus on motives is what makes it different from many type tests. Two people can both work late every night. One is a 3 who wants to succeed. The other is a 6 who's afraid of being caught unprepared. Same behaviour, different engine.

The nine-pointed diagram is old, but the personality types are fairly recent. Oscar Ichazo and Claudio Naranjo shaped them in the 1960s and 70s. Writers like Don Riso and Russ Hudson made them popular from the late 1980s on. Today the Enneagram is used a lot in coaching, at work, and in spiritual groups.

The nine types in brief

Type 1, the Reformer: principled, wants things done right. Type 2, the Helper: warm, wants to be needed and loved. Type 3, the Achiever: driven, wants to succeed and be seen succeeding.

Type 4, the Individualist: sensitive, wants to be truly themselves. Type 5, the Investigator: curious, wants to understand things and protect their energy. Type 6, the Loyalist: careful and loyal, wants safety and support.

Type 7, the Enthusiast: upbeat, wants new experiences and to avoid pain. Type 8, the Challenger: strong, wants to stay in control of their own life. Type 9, the Peacemaker: easygoing, wants calm inside and out.

Books often group the types in threes. Types 8, 9 and 1 are the "gut" types, who react from instinct and have a complicated relationship with anger. Types 2, 3 and 4 are the "heart" types, tuned to image and feelings. Types 5, 6 and 7 are the "head" types, where thinking and fear drive things.

Your top type, your second type, and wings

Your result shows two types. The first is your top type, the one you scored highest on. The second is simply the type with the next-highest score.

In Enneagram books you'll also hear about wings. A wing is one of the two types right next to yours on the circle. A Type 4 sits between 3 and 5, so a 4 can have a 3 wing or a 5 wing, written 4w3 or 4w5. The circle wraps around, so a Type 9's wings are 8 and 1.

Our second type is not a wing finder. It can be any of the other eight types. If your runner-up happens to sit next to your top type, it may hint at your wing. If it doesn't, say a 4 with 6 in second place, it just means you also agreed with a lot of the Type 6 statements. To guess your wing, look at the bars for the two types on either side of your top type and see which is higher.

How your score is worked out

There are 45 statements, 5 for each type, mixed together so you can't tell which type each one is for. 15 of them are worded the other way round ("I can easily say no when a friend asks a favor" counts against Type 2), so agreeing with everything doesn't push every type up.

Each answer is worth 0 to 4 points, from Disagree (0) to Agree (4). On the reverse-worded statements it's flipped, so Agree counts as 0. For each type we average its 5 answers and show it as a score from 0 to 100.

Your top type is the highest score. If two tie exactly, we pick one using your pattern of answers, so the same answers always give the same result, and the other one shows as your second. With only 5 statements per type, ties and near-ties happen, which is one more reason to read your second type too.

These are raw scores, not a comparison with other people. A 70 on Type 2 means you agreed with most of the Type 2 statements. It doesn't mean you're more of a 2 than 70% of people.

How much to trust the result

Treat your result as a starting point, not a verdict. Five statements per type is short, and motives are hard to measure with quick statements. Many people only settle on their type after reading the descriptions and noticing which one feels a little too accurate.

Research on the Enneagram is thin compared with the Big Five. Some studies find the nine types line up with Big Five traits in sensible ways. There isn't strong evidence that people really fall into exactly nine types. For a well-tested measure, take the Big Five test as well.

Our questions were written for this site. This is not the RHETI from Riso and Hudson or any other official Enneagram test, and your scores won't match one exactly.

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Questions

The 45 statements are original items written for this site, inspired by the Enneagram of personality as described by Don Riso and Russ Hudson. This is not the RHETI or any official Enneagram test, and scores will not match one exactly.

FAQ

What's my Enneagram wing?: A wing is one of the two types beside yours on the circle, like 3 or 5 for a Type 4. This test doesn't pick a wing for you. Look at the bars for your two neighbouring types: the higher one is a reasonable first guess.
Why are my top two scores so close?: That's common, and with 5 statements per type small differences don't mean much. Read both descriptions and ask which motive drives you. You can also retake it in a few weeks, answering for how you've been over the years.
Can my Enneagram type change?: Most Enneagram teachers say your core type stays the same through life, while stress and growth change how it shows. Your scores here can shift with your mood, so expect some movement between tries.
Is this the same as the RHETI?: No. The RHETI is a paid test by Riso and Hudson of the Enneagram Institute. Our 45 statements are original and only inspired by the same model.
Is the Enneagram scientific?: Only partly. It's popular in coaching, but research support is limited. It works best as a way to think about your motives, not as a hard measurement.
Do you save my answers?: Your answers are scored in your browser and are not sent to our server. Your last result is kept in your own browser so you can see it again; clearing site data removes it.