ohne
German, preposition/ˈoːnə/
ohne is spelled O-H-N-E (4 letters) and appears 891 times per million words in written German, the 113th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ohne is a German preposition meaning “without” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “etwas oder jemanden ausschließend”.
What does ohne mean in English?
conjunction
- 1
without
Ich habe viele Jahre vergeudet, ohne dir zu sagen, was du mir bedeutest.
preposition
- 1
without
Ohne dich bin ich nichts.
adverb
- 1
without
Ich mag Fußball, aber ich kann auch ohne leben.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
preposition: 1. etwas oder jemanden ausschließend
conjunction: 1. leitet einen Nebensatz ein, der einen weiteren angeführten Umstand in Frage stellt
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 ohne
- ohn alternative
- on alternative
- o. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ohne?
- /ˈoːnə/
- [ˈoːnə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ohne
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ohne in German?
ohne appears 891 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).