wohl

Meaning

1. possibly, probably; as I was told (modal particle expressing an assumption, often like English must + infinitive, or (US) guess + clause)
2. of course, indeed (modal particle adding stress to the statement to contradict a preceding one, often like English do + infinitive)
3. (regional) actually, somehow, quite (modal particle making the statement weaker or expressing a concession)
4. (honorific) well, very well
5. (regional) yes; surely; really; on the contrary

Concepts

well

probably

certainly

perhaps

good

👍

indeed

surely

definitively

likely

arguably

approximately

absolutely

assuredly

about

decidedly

most probably

much

must

nice

okay

outline

presumably

roughly

some

substantially

tasty

be sure

yea

yeah

yep

yes

OK

🆗

don’t you agree

well

all right

around

aye

by the look of it

dare

fine

general

generous

great

happy

😀

main point

many

may

most likely

Synonyms

vielleicht

möglicherweise

freilich

allerdings

zwar

eventuell

immerhin

gut

👍

wahrscheinlich

gewiss

doch

daher

folglich

denn

somit

also

jedoch

vermutlich

ja

ja doch

sicherlich

bestimmt

etwa

womöglich

ungefähr

trefflich

angeblich

anscheinend

circa

mutmaßlich

nützlich

offenbar

offenkundig

offensichtlich

scheinbar

schön

sicher

zweifellos

gedeihlich

gewiß

nebenbei

nun

Nutzen

so etwa

oder

wie behauptet wird

als wahrscheinlich geltend

präsumtiv

richtig

rund

Translations

zeker

bien

vast

wel

probablemente

allicht

bien

👍

probablement

toch

immers

bepaald

bene

ciertamente

waarschijnlijk

wel degelijk

Dialects

Appenzell Ausserrhoden

wohl

Bern

wohl

Basel-Landschaft

wohl

Basel-Landschaft

ächt

Basel-Landschaft

dängg

Fribourg

wohl

Graubünden

wohl

Zürich

wohl

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/voːl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: wol

Inherited from Old High German: wola

Cognate with Dutch: wel

Cognate with English: well

Cognate with Danish: vel

Cognate with Swedish: väl

In summary

From Middle High German wol, wole, from Old High German wola (“well”), from Proto-Germanic *wela, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-. Compare Dutch wel, English well, Danish vel, Swedish väl.

Sentences

Ist wohl zu kompliziert .

It's probably too complicated.

Ohne Gehörschutz bei der Arbeit wäre Klaus wohl nach zwei Wochen taub .

Without hearing protection at work, Klaus would probably be deaf after two weeks.

Dieser Bericht dürfte wohl zu den kontroversesten und schwierigsten Kompromissen zählen .

This report is probably one of the most controversial and difficult compromises.