eland
/ˈiːlənd/
"eland" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“eland” is uncommon English (frequency #79,484 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,484
- frequency rank, English
- 2,246
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A genus of large South African antelope (Taurotragus), valued both for its hide and flesh.
Corpus desk
Index EN-eland · eland · English
eland · rank #79,484 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #79,484
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,246
- PHOTO-FINISH EITC
Nearest frequency peer: EITC (-2 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “eland”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- edamame
edamame
20,524 corpus weight
- eggy
eggy
20,521 corpus weight
- EITC
EITC
20,519 corpus weight
- eland
eland
20,517 corpus weight
- Elphinstone
Elphinstone
20,514 corpus weight
- energetics
energetics
20,511 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “eland” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | eland |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈiːlənd/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #79,484 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “eland” in English
Rare enough to double-check
eland is uncommon English at frequency #79,484 among 2,246 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈiːlənd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A genus of large South African antelope (Taurotragus), valued both for its hide and flesh.".
Zero misspellings are on record for eland in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Afrikaans eland, from Dutch eland (“elk”), from Middle Dutch elant, from obsolete early modern German elend, from Middle High German elen, see German Elen for more. Doublet of elk. The correct English form is eland, spelled E-L-A-N-D.
Definition
- 1A genus of large South African antelope (Taurotragus), valued both for its hide and flesh.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how eland appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
As a matter of fact, however, I had never seen an eland in a wild state before.
You almost forget you're in Africa. But suddenly you remember when a big eland goes trudging off from beside the road.
Etymology
Borrowed from Afrikaans eland, from Dutch eland (“elk”), from Middle Dutch elant, from obsolete early modern German elend, from Middle High German elen, see German Elen for more. Doublet of elk.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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