jo
German, interjection
jo is spelled J-O (2 letters) and appears 23 times per million words in written German, the 3,441st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jo is a German interjection meaning “yes, yeah, well; expresses agreement in a hesitant or ponderous manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an umlaut, jö is a different word: “Indicates astonishment: oh! wow!”.
What does jo mean in English?
interjection
- 1
colloquialyes, yeah, well; expresses agreement in a hesitant or ponderous manner.
interjection
- 1
colloquialyes; expresses firm agreement.
interjection
- 1
Indicates astonishment: oh! wow!
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
abbreviation: 1. Unterscheidungszeichen auf Kfz-Kennzeichen für den Bezirk St. Johann im Pongau
interjection: 1. Ausdruck der Freude, der Überraschung, oder wenn etwas als niedlich bewertet wird; oft spöttischer Ausdruck des Mitgefühls oder Bedauerns.
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 jo
- joa alternative
- jö alternative
- jöh alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to jo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is jo in German?
jo appears 23 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).