woe

Questions about woe

What does woe mean?

woe means "misery resulting from affliction". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in woe?

woe has 1 syllable: woe. In IPA it is /ˈwoʊ/.

What is another word for woe?

Close synonyms include suffering, woefulness. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is woe a common word?

woe is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.