joa
German, interjection/joːa/
joa is spelled J-O-A (3 letters) and appears 5.1 times per million words in written German, the 12,050th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Joa is a German interjection meaning “yes, yeah, well; expresses agreement in a hesitant manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does joa mean in English?
interjection
- 1
colloquialyes, yeah, well; expresses agreement in a hesitant manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
particle: 1. drückt verhaltene Zustimmung, zurückhaltendes Einverständnis aus
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 joa
- jo alternative
- jö alternative
- joah alternative
- njoa alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce joa?
- /joːa/
- [joːa]
- [jɔːa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to joa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is joa in German?
joa appears 5.1 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).