öffentliche Meinung

[ˌœfn̩tlɪçə ˈmaɪ̯nʊŋ]

/[ˌœfn̩tlɪçə ˈmaɪ̯nʊŋ]/ phrase

The verdict

“öffentliche Meinung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gesamtheit in einer Gesellschaft vorherrschender Urteile zu Sachverhalten

Corpus desk

Index DE-offentliche-meinung · öffentliche Meinung · German

öffentliche Meinung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 19 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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.

Key facts for öffentliche Meinung
PropertyValue
Headwordöffentliche Meinung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˌœfn̩tlɪçə ˈmaɪ̯nʊŋ]
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „öffentliche Meinung“ im Deutschen

öffentliche Meinungsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

öffentliche Meinung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˌœfn̩tlɪçə ˈmaɪ̯nʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gesamtheit in einer Gesellschaft vorherrschender Urteile zu Sachverhalten".

Zero misspellings are on record for öffentliche Meinung in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is öffentliche Meinung, spelled Ö-F-F-E-N-T-L-I-C-H-E- -M-E-I-N-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gesamtheit in einer Gesellschaft vorherrschender Urteile zu Sachverhalten

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how öffentliche Meinung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Die europäische öffentliche Meinung sollte in dieser Situation wenigstens teilweise das bewirken, was der Politik der Kabinette zunehmend weniger gelang.“

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "öffentliche Meinung"?
"öffentliche Meinung" is spelled Ö-F-F-E-N-T-L-I-C-H-E- -M-E-I-N-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌœfn̩tlɪçə ˈmaɪ̯nʊŋ].
What does "öffentliche Meinung" mean?
As a phrase, "öffentliche Meinung" means: Gesamtheit in einer Gesellschaft vorherrschender Urteile zu Sachverhalten
How do you pronounce "öffentliche Meinung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "öffentliche Meinung" is [ˌœfn̩tlɪçə ˈmaɪ̯nʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "öffentliche Meinung" come from?
"öffentliche Meinung" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list