Wolkenkuckucksheim
[ˈvɔlkŋ̩ˈkʊkʊksˌhaɪ̯m]
The verdict
“Wolkenkuckucksheim” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - absolut realitätsferne Phantasiewelt
Corpus desk
Index DE-wolkenkuckucksheim · Wolkenkuckucksheim · German
Wolkenkuckucksheim · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" 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 | Wolkenkuckucksheim |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɔlkŋ̩ˈkʊkʊksˌhaɪ̯m] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wolkenkuckucksheim“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wolkenkuckucksheim is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɔlkŋ̩ˈkʊkʊksˌhaɪ̯m]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "absolut realitätsferne Phantasiewelt".
Wolkenkuckucksheim doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Wolkenkuckucksheim, spelled W-O-L-K-E-N-K-U-C-K-U-C-K-S-H-E-I-M.
Definition
- 1absolut realitätsferne Phantasiewelt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Wolkenkuckucksheim appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das ist vollkommen realitätsfremd, wir leben doch nicht im Wolkenkuckucksheim!
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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.