Wunschvorstellung
German, noun[ˈ vʊntʃˌfoːɐ̯ʃtɛlʊŋ]
Wunschvorstellung is spelled W-U-N-S-C-H-V-O-R-S-T-E-L-L-U-N-G (17 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 90,067th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wunschvorstellung is a German feminine noun meaning “wishful thinking” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Vorstellung von dem, was man sich wünscht/gerne hätte”.
What does Wunschvorstellung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewishful thinking
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vorstellung von dem, was man sich wünscht/gerne hätte
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 Wunschvorstellung
- Wunschvorstellungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wunschvorstellung?
- [ˈ vʊntʃˌfoːɐ̯ʃtɛlʊŋ]
- [ˈvʊnʃfoːɐ̯ˌʃtɛlʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Wunschvorstellung in German?
Wunschvorstellung appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).