WG
German, noun
WG is a German feminine noun meaning “abbreviation of Wohngemeinschaft (“flatshare”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). On this page, wg. is a different word: “abbreviation of wegen”. On this page, Wg. is a different word: “abbreviation of Wagen”.
What does WG mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinformalabbreviation of Wohngemeinschaft (“flatshare”)
preposition
- 1
abbreviation of wegen
noun
- 1
abbreviation of Wagen
- 2
abbreviation of Waggon
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
abbreviation: 1. wegen 2. westgermanisch
abbreviation: 1. Wohngemeinschaft
abbreviation: 1. Waffengesetz 2. Wählergemeinschaft 3. Wahlgesetz 4. Währungsgesetz
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 WG
- WGs plural
- westgerm. alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is WG in German?
WG appears 12 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).