ah
German, interjection
ah is spelled A-H (2 letters) and appears 46 times per million words in written German, the 1,852nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ah is a German interjection meaning “expressing understanding” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an umlaut, äh is a different word: “an exclamation of disgust; yuck, ew, ugh”.
What does ah mean in English?
interjection
- 1
expressing understanding
- 2
expressing contentment
interjection
- 1
an exclamation of disgust; yuck, ew, ugh
interjection
- 1
uh, er (expression of confusion or uncertainty)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
abbreviation: 1. Amperestunde
interjection: 1. Ausdruck zur Erzielung kurzer Sprechpausen, Ausruf des Nachdenkens 2. Ausdruck, Ausruf des Ekels, des Angewidertseins, der Abscheu, der Ablehnung
abbreviation: 1. Kraftfahrzeugkennzeichen für Kreis Borken, Ahaus
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
English words that translate to ah
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ah in German?
ah appears 46 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).