ahoi
German, interjection/aˈhɔʏ̯/
ahoi is spelled A-H-O-I (4 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written German, the 29,978th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ahoi is a German interjection meaning “general greeting between ships” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “bei der Schifffahrt gebräuchlicher Ausruf, um ein anderes Schiff anzurufen oder auf dieses aufmerksam zu…”.
What does ahoi mean in English?
interjection
- 1
general greeting between ships
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. bei der Schifffahrt gebräuchlicher Ausruf, um ein anderes Schiff anzurufen oder auf dieses aufmerksam zu machen 2. allgemeine Begrüßung, die aus der Bedeutung [1] hervorgegangen ist
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce ahoi?
- /aˈhɔʏ̯/
- [aˈhɔɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ahoi
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ahoi in German?
ahoi appears 1.5 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).