# wau, wow

> German homophone group · 2 words that sound the same · /[vaʊ̯]/

These German words share one pronunciation but differ in spelling and meaning.

## The words

### wau
*/[vaʊ̯]/*
Laut, der beim Bellen eines Hundes entsteht

### wow
*/[vaʊ̯]/*
Ausdruck des Erstaunens

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA); groups derived from IPA pronunciation. Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/homophone/wow