# garland

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡɑː.lənd/ · frequency rank #15,821

## Definitions
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. A 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.

## Etymology
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.

## Easily confused with
- **grand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/garland-vs-grand)
- **gland** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/garland-vs-gland)
- **gallant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gallant-vs-garland)
- **gangland** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gangland-vs-garland)

## Common misspellings (11)
`agrland`, `galrand`, `garalnd`, `garladn`, `garlandd`, `garlannd`, `garlland`, `garlnad`, `garrland`, `ggarland`, `graland`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/garland