Wolkenkuckucksheim
German, noun/ˈvɔlkŋ̩ˈkʊkʊksˌhaɪ̯m/
Wolkenkuckucksheim is spelled W-O-L-K-E-N-K-U-C-K-U-C-K-S-H-E-I-M (18 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written German, the 172,698th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wolkenkuckucksheim is a German neuter noun meaning “cloud-cuckoo-land” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “absolut realitätsferne Phantasiewelt”.
What does Wolkenkuckucksheim mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutercloud-cuckoo-land
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. absolut realitätsferne Phantasiewelt
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 Wolkenkuckucksheim
- Wolkenkuckucksheimes genitive
- Wolkenkuckucksheims genitive
- Wolkenkuckucksheime plural
- Wolkenkuckucksheimen dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wolkenkuckucksheim?
- /ˈvɔlkŋ̩ˈkʊkʊksˌhaɪ̯m/
- [ˈvɔlkŋ̩ˈkʊkʊksˌhaɪ̯m]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Wolkenkuckucksheim in German?
Wolkenkuckucksheim appears about once in every 10 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).