Behörde
German, noun/bəˈhøːɐ̯də/
Behörde is spelled B-E-H-Ö-R-D-E (7 letters) and appears 21 times per million words in written German, the 3,812th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Behörde is a German feminine noun meaning “authority (governmental institution)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Institution, die Aufgaben der öffentlichen Verwaltung wahrnimmt”.
What does Behörde mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineauthority (governmental institution)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Institution, die Aufgaben der öffentlichen Verwaltung wahrnimmt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Behörde
- Behörden plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Behörde?
- standard /bəˈhøːɐ̯də/
- /bəˈhœʁdə/
- [-hœʁ-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Behörde
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Behörde in German?
Behörde appears 21 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).