frommer Wunsch
[ˌfʁɔmɐ ˈvʊnʃ]
The verdict
“frommer Wunsch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Idee oder Hoffnung, die keine Chance auf Verwirklichung hat; ein unerfüllbarer, unrealistischer Wunsch
Corpus desk
Index DE-frommer-wunsch · frommer Wunsch · German
frommer Wunsch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | frommer Wunsch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˌfʁɔmɐ ˈvʊnʃ] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „frommer Wunsch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
frommer Wunsch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˌfʁɔmɐ ˈvʊnʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Idee oder Hoffnung, die keine Chance auf Verwirklichung hat; ein unerfüllbarer, unrealistischer Wunsch".
frommer Wunsch doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is frommer Wunsch, spelled F-R-O-M-M-E-R- -W-U-N-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1Idee oder Hoffnung, die keine Chance auf Verwirklichung hat; ein unerfüllbarer, unrealistischer Wunsch
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how frommer Wunsch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In Deutschland erwarten Beschäftigte von Ihrem Arbeitgeber einen sicheren Arbeitsplatz. Doch das ist für erhebliche Teile dieser Beschäftigten, namentlich Zeitarbeiter, Minijobber und Leiharbeitskräfte, nur ein frommer Wunsch.
Die CDU verspricht im Bundestagswahlkampf 2017, die Vollbeschäftigung zu erreichen bis 2025. Das scheint mir ein frommer Wunsch zu sein.
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.