ergo
German, conjunction/ˈɛʁɡo/
ergo is spelled E-R-G-O (4 letters) and appears 4.7 times per million words in written German, the 12,890th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ergo is a German conjunction meaning “ergo” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does ergo mean in English?
conjunction
- 1
ergo
adverb
- 1
ergo
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. eine Schlussfolgerung einleitendes Wort
prefix: 1. Arbeit, Werk, Leistung, Funktionieren
abbreviation: 1. Abkürzung für Ergometrie
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 ergo
- Vor Vokalen wird das Lexem meist zu erg-, Erg- verkürzt. variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ergo?
- /ˈɛʁɡo/
- [ˈɛʁɡo]
- [ɛʁɡo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ergo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ergo in German?
ergo appears 4.7 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).