öko
German, adjective[ˈøːko]
öko is spelled Ö-K-O (3 letters) and appears 5.9 times per million words in written German, the 10,826th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Öko is a German adjective meaning “clipping of ökologisch: eco (ecological, environmental)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ökologisch (im Sinne der Natur und Umwelt, zu deren Schutz)”.
What does öko mean in English?
adjective
- 1
clipping of ökologisch: eco (ecological, environmental)
adverb
- 1
clipping of ökologisch: eco (ecologically, environmentally)
prefix
- 1
eco-
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Person, die sich für die Natur einsetzt
prefix: 1. Haus, Haushalt; die bewusste Beschäftigung mit der Umwelt und deren Problemen und Belastungen
adjective: 1. ökologisch (im Sinne der Natur und Umwelt, zu deren Schutz)
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 öko
- Ökos nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce öko?
- [ˈøːko]
- [øko]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to öko
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is öko in German?
öko appears 5.9 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).