eisern
German, adjective/ˈaɪ̯zɐn/
eisern is spelled E-I-S-E-R-N (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 43,786th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Eisern is a German adjective meaning “iron, ironclad, made of iron” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “aus dem Metall Eisen bestehend”.
What does eisern mean in English?
adjective
- 1
iron, ironclad, made of iron
- 2
staunch, unyielding
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. aus dem Metall Eisen bestehend 2. mit unbeugbarem Willen, fest
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 eisern
- eiserner masculine nominative singular
- am eisernsten superlative
- eiserne feminine nominative singular
- eisernes neuter nominative singular
- eisernen genitive masculine singular
- eisernem dative masculine singular
- der eiserne definite includes-article masculine
- die eiserne definite feminine includes-article
- das eiserne definite includes-article neuter
- die eisernen definite includes-article nominative
- des eisernen definite genitive includes-article
- der eisernen definite feminine genitive
- dem eisernen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce eisern?
- /ˈaɪ̯zɐn/
- [ˈaɪ̯zɐn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to eisern
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is eisern in German?
eisern appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).