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worauf

German, adverb[voˈʁaʊ̯f]

worauf is a German adverb meaning “whereupon; upon which; on which; to which; at which; above which; upon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “auf welcher Sache”.

What does worauf mean in English?

adverb

  1. 1

    whereupon; upon which; on which; to which; at which; above which; upon.

    Worauf wartest du?

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

adverb: 1. auf welcher Sache 2. auf welcher genannten Sache

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 worauf

  • wodrauf alternative colloquial

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce worauf?

  • [voˈʁaʊ̯f]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to worauf

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is worauf in German?

worauf appears 34 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).