Eis
German, noun
Eis is spelled E-I-S (3 letters) and appears 39 times per million words in written German, the 2,154th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Eis is a German neuter noun meaning “ice” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a genitive singular of Ei. In lower case, eis is a different word: “singular imperative of eisen”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “Wasser im festen Aggregatzustand; gefrorenes Wasser”.
What does Eis mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterice
- 2
Austrianeuterice cream
noun
- 1
neuterE sharp
noun
- 1
genitive singular of Ei
verb
- 1
singular imperative of eisen
- 2
colloquialfirst-person singular present of eisen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Wasser im festen Aggregatzustand; gefrorenes Wasser 2. Speiseeis, eine gefrorene Süßspeise
noun: 1. Ton mit 352 Hz und alle Töne im Oktavabstand dazu, um einen Halbton erhöhtes E
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 Eis
- Eises genitive
- Eise plural
- Eischen diminutive neuter
- Eisen dative definite plural
- Eies alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to Eis
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Eis in German?
Eis appears 39 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).