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okay

German, adjective/oˈkeː/

okay is spelled O-K-A-Y (4 letters) and appears 93 times per million words in written German, the 934th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Okay is a German adjective meaning “OK” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in Ordnung; ohne, dass etwas zu beklagen wäre”.

What does okay mean in English?

interjection

  1. 1

    OK

adjective

  1. 1

    informalOK

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. in Ordnung; ohne, dass etwas zu beklagen wäre

particle: 1. Ja!

noun: 1. Erlaubnis zur Durchführung einer Handlung

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 okay

  • ok alternative
  • OK alternative
  • o.k. alternative
  • O.K. alternative
  • okayer masculine nominative singular
  • am okaysten superlative
  • okaye feminine nominative singular
  • okayes neuter nominative singular
  • okayen genitive masculine singular
  • okayem dative masculine singular
  • der okaye definite includes-article masculine
  • die okaye definite feminine includes-article
  • das okaye definite includes-article neuter
  • die okayen definite includes-article nominative
  • des okayen definite genitive includes-article
  • der okayen definite feminine genitive
  • o. k. abbreviation
  • O. K. abbreviation

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce okay?

  • /oˈkeː/
  • /oˈkɛɪ̯/
  • [oˈkeː]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to okay

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is okay in German?

okay appears 93 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).

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