via
German, preposition[ˈviːa]
via is spelled V-I-A (3 letters) and appears 32 times per million words in written German, the 2,547th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Via is a German preposition meaning “via, by way of” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “durch einen Ort hindurch, auf dem Weg über eine gewisse Stelle hinweg woanders hin”.
What does via mean in English?
preposition
- 1
via, by way of
- 2
by way of, by means of
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
preposition: 1. durch einen Ort hindurch, auf dem Weg über eine gewisse Stelle hinweg woanders hin 2. über eine Maßnahme, durch Einsatz von
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce via?
- [ˈviːa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to via
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is via in German?
via appears 32 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).