auweia
German, interjection[ʔaʊˈvaɪ̯a]
auweia is spelled A-U-W-E-I-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 74,397th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Auweia is a German interjection meaning “oh dear!” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Ausruf des Erschreckens, der Überraschung, des Bedauerns und/oder der Bestürzung”.
What does auweia mean in English?
interjection
- 1
oh dear!
- 2
ouch!, oops!, shoot!
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. Ausruf des Erschreckens, der Überraschung, des Bedauerns und/oder der Bestürzung
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 auweia
- auweia! canonical
- au weia alternative
- auwei alternative
- au wei alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce auweia?
- [ʔaʊˈvaɪ̯a]
- [aʊ̯ˈvaɪ̯a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is auweia in German?
auweia appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).