miau
German, interjection/mi̯aʊ̯/
miau is spelled M-I-A-U (4 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 46,552nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Miau is a German interjection meaning “meow (cry of a cat)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Laut der Katze”.
What does miau mean in English?
interjection
- 1
meow (cry of a cat)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. Laut der Katze
noun: 1. ein Laut, den eine Katze von sich gibt
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 miau
- Miaus genitive singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce miau?
- /mi̯aʊ̯/
- [miˈaʊ̯]
- [mjaʊ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to miau
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is miau in German?
miau appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).