wo
German, pronoun
wo is spelled W-O (2 letters) and appears 794 times per million words in written German, the 125th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wo is a German pronoun meaning “who, whom, which, that” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). On this page, Wo. is a different word: “abbreviation of Woche (“week”)”.
What does wo mean in English?
adverb
- 1
where (at what place)
Wo bist du?
- 2
where (at or in which place or situation)
Ich kenne einen Laden, wo solche Sachen verkauft werden.
- 3
informalwhen, that (on which; at which time)
Das war der Tag, wo wir uns kennen gelernt haben.
- 4
colloquialsomewhere (in or to an uncertain or unspecified location)
Ich wär gern wo, wo's wärmer ist.
conjunction
- 1
colloquialwhen
Wo ich mich umgedreht hab, haut der mir unvermittelt eine rein.
pronoun
- 1
nonstandardwho, whom, which, that
Ich bin der, wo das kann.
noun
- 1
abbreviation of Woche (“week”)
prefix
- 1
prefix form of wo, meaning where-
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. an welchem Ort, an welcher Stelle 2. an welchem Ort, an welcher Stelle 3. an welchem Ort, an welcher Stelle 4. zu welchem Zeitpunkt
conjunction: 1. wenn 2. angesichts der Tatsache, dass; zumal da 3. obwohl, während, da
interjection: 1. negiert die vorausgehende Frage/Aussage; aber nein, keineswegs
abbreviation: 1. Kraftfahrzeugkennzeichen der kreisfreien Stadt Worms 2. Kraftfahrzeugkennzeichen für den Bezirk Wolfsberg
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
English words that translate to wo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is wo in German?
wo appears 794 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).