Millionengrab
German, noun/mɪˈli̯oːnənˌɡʁaːp/
Millionengrab is spelled M-I-L-L-I-O-N-E-N-G-R-A-B (13 letters) and appears about once in every 39 million words in written German, the 371,567th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Millionengrab is a German neuter noun meaning “(financial) black hole (costly project that is deemed pointless)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Projekt, das sehr viel Geld verschlingt, aber keine entsprechenden Ergebnisse bringt”.
What does Millionengrab mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuter(financial) black hole (costly project that is deemed pointless)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Projekt, das sehr viel Geld verschlingt, aber keine entsprechenden Ergebnisse bringt
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 Millionengrab
- Millionengrabes genitive
- Millionengrabs genitive
- Millionengräber plural
- Millionengrabe dative singular
- Millionengräbern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Millionengrab?
- /mɪˈli̯oːnənˌɡʁaːp/
- [miˈli̯oːnənˌɡʁaːp]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Millionengrab in German?
Millionengrab appears about once in every 39 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).