auweia

[aʊ̯ˈvaɪ̯a]

/[aʊ̯ˈvaɪ̯a]/ intj

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The verdict

“auweia” is uncommon German (frequency #74,339 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,339
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ausruf des Erschreckens, der Überraschung, des Bedauerns und/oder der Bestürzung

Key facts for auweia
PropertyValue
Headwordauweia
LanguageGerman
Part of speechInterjection
IPA[aʊ̯ˈvaɪ̯a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#74,339
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “auweia” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). auweia lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

auweia is uncommon German at frequency #74,339 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as aninterjection, transcribed [aʊ̯ˈvaɪ̯a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ausruf des Erschreckens, der Überraschung, des Bedauerns und/oder der Bestürzung".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for auweia, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is auweia, spelled A-U-W-E-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ausruf des Erschreckens, der Überraschung, des Bedauerns und/oder der Bestürzung

Synonyms

au Backeherrjemine

This word in other languages

oh dear(English)oh là là(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "auweia"?
"auweia" is spelled A-U-W-E-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [aʊ̯ˈvaɪ̯a].
What does "auweia" mean?
As an interjection, "auweia" means: Ausruf des Erschreckens, der Überraschung, des Bedauerns und/oder der Bestürzung
How do you pronounce "auweia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "auweia" is [aʊ̯ˈvaɪ̯a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "auweia" come from?
"auweia" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “auweia”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-U-W-E-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [aʊ̯ˈvaɪ̯a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list