# Greenland

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɡɹiːn.lənd/ · frequency rank #16,720

## Definitions
1. A large self-governing dependent territory of Denmark, in North America.
2. The ice-covered island on which it is located, the largest island in the world (not counting Australia).
3. Spitzbergen, another island in Europe formerly thought to have been part of Greenland.
4. A surname.
5. A city in Arkansas.
6. A village in Barbados.
7. A ghost town in California.
8. An unincorporated community in Colorado.
9. A town in New Hampshire.
10. A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
11. An unincorporated community in West Virginia.

## Etymology
From green + land, calque of Old Norse Grǿnland, from grǿnn (“green”) + land (“land”).

## Easily confused with
- **Greenwald** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/greenland-vs-greenwald)

## Common misspellings (14)
`gerenland`, `ggreenland`, `greelnand`, `greenalnd`, `greenladn`, `greenlandd`, `greenlannd`, `greenlland`, `greenlnad`, `greennland`, `greneland`, `grenland`, `grreenland`, `rgeenland`

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