is
German, verb
is is spelled I-S (2 letters) and appears 178 times per million words in written German, the 478th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Is is a German verb meaning “alternative form of is'” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a plural of i. With a capital, IS is a different word: “abbreviation of Intensivstation (“intensive care unit, ICU”)”. On this page, is' is a different word: “clipping of ist”. With a capital, Is is a different word: “plural of I”.
What does is mean in English?
verb
- 1
alternative form of is'
noun
- 1
plural of i
suffix
- 1
sharp, ♯
noun
- 1
feminineabbreviation of Intensivstation (“intensive care unit, ICU”)
verb
- 1
colloquialclipping of ist
noun
- 1
plural of I
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
abbreviation: 1. Abkürzung für die Terrorgruppe „Islamischer Staat“ 2. Abkürzung für den von der IS^([1]) ausgerufenen Islamischen Staat (im Irak und in Syrien)
prefix: 1. vorangestelltes Wortbildungselement, das auch stattiso-Wörter bildet, wenn das Grundwort mit einem Vokal beginnt
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 is
- is’ canonical
- is alternative
- iso- variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to is
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is is in German?
is appears 178 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).