Öffentlichkeitsfahndung

[ˈœfn̩tlɪçkaɪ̯t͡sˌfaːndʊŋ]

/[ˈœfn̩tlɪçkaɪ̯t͡sˌfaːndʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Öffentlichkeitsfahndung” is uncommon German (frequency #93,886 among 533 “Ö” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,886
frequency rank, German
533
“Ö” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Suche der Polizei/Justiz nach Personen (Tatverdächtige, Straftäter, Vermisste, Zeugen) oder Sachen (zum Beispiel Beute) mit Hilfe von Massenmedien

Key facts for Öffentlichkeitsfahndung
PropertyValue
HeadwordÖffentlichkeitsfahndung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈœfn̩tlɪçkaɪ̯t͡sˌfaːndʊŋ]
Letters23
Frequency rank#93,886
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Öffentlichkeitsfahndung” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Öffentlichkeitsfahndung lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Öffentlichkeitsfahndung is uncommon German at frequency #93,886 among 533 “Ö” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈœfn̩tlɪçkaɪ̯t͡sˌfaːndʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Suche der Polizei/Justiz nach Personen (Tatverdächtige, Straftäter, Vermisste, Zeugen) oder Sachen (zum Beispiel Beute) mit Hilfe von Massenmedien".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Öffentlichkeitsfahndung in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Öffentlichkeitsfahndung, spelled Ö-F-F-E-N-T-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T-S-F-A-H-N-D-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Suche der Polizei/Justiz nach Personen (Tatverdächtige, Straftäter, Vermisste, Zeugen) oder Sachen (zum Beispiel Beute) mit Hilfe von Massenmedien

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Öffentlichkeitsfahndung"?
"Öffentlichkeitsfahndung" is spelled Ö-F-F-E-N-T-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T-S-F-A-H-N-D-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈœfn̩tlɪçkaɪ̯t͡sˌfaːndʊŋ].
What does "Öffentlichkeitsfahndung" mean?
As a noun, "Öffentlichkeitsfahndung" means: Suche der Polizei/Justiz nach Personen (Tatverdächtige, Straftäter, Vermisste, Zeugen) oder Sachen (zum Beispiel Beute) mit Hilfe von Massenmedien
How do you pronounce "Öffentlichkeitsfahndung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Öffentlichkeitsfahndung" is [ˈœfn̩tlɪçkaɪ̯t͡sˌfaːndʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Öffentlichkeitsfahndung" come from?
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Using “Öffentlichkeitsfahndung”

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-K-E-I-T-S-F-A-H-N-D-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈœfn̩tlɪçkaɪ̯t͡sˌfaːndʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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