i wo

[iːˈvoː]

/[iːˈvoː]/ phrase

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The verdict

“i wo” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - keineswegs, aber nein, nicht im Geringsten

Corpus desk

Index DE-i-wo · i wo · German

i wo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for i wo
PropertyValue
Headwordi wo
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[iːˈvoː]
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “i wo” sits in German frequency

i wo falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

i wo is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [iːˈvoː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for i wo in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is i wo, spelled I- -W-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    keineswegs, aber nein, nicht im Geringsten
  2. 2
    keineswegs, aber nein, nicht im Geringsten
  3. 3
    keineswegs, aber nein, nicht im Geringsten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how i wo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „I wo, so schlimm wird's sicher nicht kommen!“
  2. „»Er ist eigentlich lange geblieben«, sagte Polzin, während er sich wieder an den Webstuhl setzte. »Wie war es denn?« -- »Gar nichts war es. Und wird auch nichts.« -- »I wo«, sagte Polzin. »Es wird schon werden. Alles muß doch Zeit und Weile haben. Aber du denkst immer…«“

Synonyms

ach wasaber woach woi woherkeineswegsneinpapperlapapp

This word in other languages

voyons(Français)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "i wo"?
"i wo" is spelled I- -W-O. The IPA pronunciation is [iːˈvoː].
What does "i wo" mean?
As a phrase, "i wo" means: keineswegs, aber nein, nicht im Geringsten
How do you pronounce "i wo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "i wo" is [iːˈvoː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "i wo" come from?
"i wo" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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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