eins
German, pronoun
eins is spelled E-I-N-S (4 letters) and appears 93 times per million words in written German, the 934th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Eins is a German pronoun meaning “alternative form of eines: strong nominative/accusative neuter singular of einer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Eins is a different word: “one (digit or figure)”.
What does eins mean in English?
number
- 1
one (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 1; first positive number in the set of natural numbers)
die Nummer eins
- 2
colloquialone, one o'clock
Es ist eins.
pronoun
- 1
alternative form of eines: strong nominative/accusative neuter singular of einer
Meine Schwester hat ein Fahrrad und ich will auch eins.
adverb
- 1
only used in (sich) eins sein (“to agree”) and (sich) eins werden (“to arrive at an agreement”)
Wir sind über den Preis nicht eins geworden.
noun
- 1
feminineone (digit or figure)
- 2
feminineEquivalent to "A" (the highest grade) in the German school grading system.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die natürliche Zahl zwischen Null und Zwei 2. die arabische Ziffer 1 oder die römische Ziffer Ⅰ (I) 3. beste Schulnote 4. verbale Angabe von Hausnummer, S-Bahn, U-Bahn, Straßenbahn, Bus, Autobahn, Bundesstraße 1 und Ähnlichem als Substantiv
number: 1. die Kardinalzahl zwischen null und zwei 2. „ein Uhr“ oder „dreizehn Uhr“ 3. Ausdruck der Einheit, der Übereinstimmung
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 eins
- Einsen plural
- 1 symbol
- Ⅰ symbol
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to eins
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is eins in German?
eins appears 93 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).