öffentliche Hand
[ˌœfn̩tlɪçə ˈhant]
The verdict
“öffentliche Hand” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts (Gemeinde, Land, Bund oder Ähnliches)
Corpus desk
Index DE-offentliche-hand · öffentliche Hand · German
öffentliche Hand · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Ö" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | öffentliche Hand |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˌœfn̩tlɪçə ˈhant] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „öffentliche Hand“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
öffentliche Hand is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˌœfn̩tlɪçə ˈhant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts (Gemeinde, Land, Bund oder Ähnliches)".
öffentliche Hand doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is öffentliche Hand, spelled Ö-F-F-E-N-T-L-I-C-H-E- -H-A-N-D.
Definition
- 1Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts (Gemeinde, Land, Bund oder Ähnliches)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how öffentliche Hand appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die gegenüber einem reinen Zweckbau deutlich höheren Kosten nahm die Stiftungsuniversität für ihre architektonischen Ambitionen in Kauf, zumal auch die öffentliche Hand von dem Großvorhaben angetan war und großzügig Fördermittel bereitstellte: […].“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.