wau
German, interjection
wau is spelled W-A-U (3 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written German, the 38,647th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wau is a German interjection meaning “woof (sound of a dog)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Wau is a different word: “reseda (Reseda gen. et spp.)”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “Laut, der beim Bellen eines Hundes entsteht”.
What does wau mean in English?
interjection
- 1
woof (sound of a dog)
noun
- 1
masculinereseda (Reseda gen. et spp.)
- 2
masculinedyer's weed, weld (Reseda luteola)
noun
- 1
masculineneuterrarea woof, a short bark
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. Laut, der beim Bellen eines Hundes entsteht
noun: 1. Pflanze aus der Gattung Reseda
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 wau
- Waues genitive
- Waus genitive
- Waue plural
- Wauen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to wau
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is wau in German?
wau appears 1.0 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).