öffentlicher Dienst
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The verdict
“öffentlicher Dienst” 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 May 6, 2026) - Bereich, welcher öffentlich-rechtliche Körperschaften, Anstalten, Stiftungen, Behörden oder Ähnliches umfasst sowie deren Personal (sowohl im Beamten- als auch im Angestelltenverhältnis)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | öffentlicher Dienst |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “öffentlicher Dienst” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
öffentlicher Dienst is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bereich, welcher öffentlich-rechtliche Körperschaften, Anstalten, Stiftungen, Behörden oder Ähnliches umfasst sowie deren Personal (sowohl im Beamten- als auch im Angestelltenverhältnis)".
Zero misspellings are on record for öffentlicher Dienst in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is öffentlicher Dienst, spelled Ö-F-F-E-N-T-L-I-C-H-E-R- -D-I-E-N-S-T.
Definition
- 1Bereich, welcher öffentlich-rechtliche Körperschaften, Anstalten, Stiftungen, Behörden oder Ähnliches umfasst sowie deren Personal (sowohl im Beamten- als auch im Angestelltenverhältnis)
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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.
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- The one correct German spelling is Ö-F-F-E-N-T-L-I-C-H-E-R- -D-I-E-N-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.