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title: "Öffentlichkeit: der, die or das? It’s die Öffentlichkeit | Yupo"
description: "Short answer: die Öffentlichkeit, “public”. Accusative: die Öffentlichkeit; dative: der Öffentlichkeit. Learn why it takes die and test yourself with a mini quiz."
url: https://yupolearn.com/en/word/oeffentlichkeit/
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# Öffentlichkeit: der, die or das?

die Öffentlichkeit

Public

feminin · feminine [Relationships and community](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/relationships-community/) Level: Advanced

**Short answer:** Öffentlichkeit takes the article die (die Öffentlichkeit). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “public” in English.

## Öffentlichkeit: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Public
- **Topic**: Relationships and community
- **Yupo level**: Advanced

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Öffentlichkeit in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/%C3%96ffentlichkeit)
- [Öffentlichkeit in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/%C3%96ffentlichkeit)

Last updated: October 24, 2026 · [Method](https://yupolearn.com/en/about/#method)

## Why does Öffentlichkeit take die?

Nouns ending in -keit usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 34 of 34 such words take die (100%).

[See the article rules →](https://yupolearn.com/en/german-article-rules/#suffix-keit)

## Öffentlichkeit in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | die Öffentlichkeit |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | die Öffentlichkeit |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | der Öffentlichkeit |

## More words ending in -keit

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