garland
/ˈɡɑɹ.lənd/noun, verb
garland is spelled G-A-R-L-A-N-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.9 times per million words in written English, the 15,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, garland means “A circular or linear decoration, especially one of plaited flowers or leaves, worn on the body or draped as a decoration” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of garland is garlands.
How many letters and syllables are in garland?
| Letters | 7: G-A-R-L-A-N-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.9 times per million words; the 15,798th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is garland?
Garland appears 2.9 times per million words in written English, the 15,798th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce garland?
- UK /ˈɡɑː.lənd/
- US /ˈɡɑɹ.lənd/
- Australia /ˈɡaː.lənd/
Garland has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-garland.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of garland
- garlands plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- garlanding participle, present
- garlanded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does garland mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A circular or linear decoration, especially one of plaited flowers or leaves, worn on the body or draped as a decoration.
- 2
An accolade or mark of honour.
- 3
A metal gutter placed round a mineshaft on the inside, to catch water running down inside the shaft and run it into a drainpipe.
- 4
The crown of a monarch.
- 5
datedA book of extracts in prose or poetry; an anthology.
- 6
The top; the thing most prized.
- 7
A sort of netted bag used by sailors to keep provisions in.
- 8
A grommet or ring of rope lashed to a spar for convenience in handling.
verb
- 1
To deck or ornament something with a garland.
- 2
To form something into a garland.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Garland in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | guirlande |
| German | Girlande |
| Portuguese | grinalda |
| Spanish | guirnalda, guirlanda , galardón, marco de honor |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does garland come from?
From Middle English garland, garlaunde, gerland, from Old French garlande, garlaunde, gerlande, guerlande (compare French guirlande), from Frankish *wierlōn, *wieralōn, a frequentative form of Frankish *wierōn (“to adorn, bedeck”), from *wiera (“a gold thread”), from or related to Proto-Germanic *wīraz. Akin to Old High German wieren (“to adorn”), Old High German wiara (“gold thread”). More at wire.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).