Eiland
German, noun/ˈaɪ̯lant/
Eiland is spelled E-I-L-A-N-D (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 52,749th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Eiland is a German neuter noun meaning “an island, usually a small and/or isolated one” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Insel”.
What does Eiland mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuteran island, usually a small and/or isolated one
Er war so menschenscheu, dass er sein Leben am liebsten auf einem Eiland im Ozean verbracht hätte.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Insel
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 Eiland
- Eilandes genitive
- Eilands genitive
- Eilande plural
- Eilanden dative definite plural
- [1] Eil. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Eiland?
- /ˈaɪ̯lant/
- [ˈaɪ̯ˌlant]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Eiland
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Eiland in German?
Eiland appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).