Milchmädchenrechnung
German, noun/ˈmɪlçmɛːtçənˌʁɛçnʊŋ/
Milchmädchenrechnung is spelled M-I-L-C-H-M-Ä-D-C-H-E-N-R-E-C-H-N-U-N-G (20 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written German, the 150,595th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Milchmädchenrechnung is a German feminine noun meaning “A calculation or projection, especially regarding costs and resources, that is unrealistic or misleading, either out of naïveté or as a…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Erwartung / Prognose, die wegen falscher Annahmen fehlerhaft ist”.
What does Milchmädchenrechnung mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatoryfeminineinformalA calculation or projection, especially regarding costs and resources, that is unrealistic or misleading, either out of naïveté or as a deliberate oversimplification.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Erwartung / Prognose, die wegen falscher Annahmen fehlerhaft ist
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Milchmädchenrechnung
- Milchmädchenrechnungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Milchmädchenrechnung?
- /ˈmɪlçmɛːtçənˌʁɛçnʊŋ/
- /-meːtçən-/
- [ˈmɪlçmɛːtçənˌʁɛçnʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Milchmädchenrechnung in German?
Milchmädchenrechnung appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).