öffentliche Meinung

[ˌœfn̩tlɪçə ˈmaɪ̯nʊŋ]

/[ˌœfn̩tlɪçə ˈmaɪ̯nʊŋ]/ phrase

The verdict

“öffentliche Meinung” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gesamtheit in einer Gesellschaft vorherrschender Urteile zu Sachverhalten

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

Where “öffentliche Meinung” sits in German frequency

öffentliche Meinung falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for öffentliche Meinung is 19 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌœfn̩tlɪçə ˈmaɪ̯nʊŋ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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

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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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Using “öffentliche Meinung”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is Ö-F-F-E-N-T-L-I-C-H-E- -M-E-I-N-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌœfn̩tlɪçə ˈmaɪ̯nʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list