Ireland is famous for lace.
Source: tatoeba (71923)
Ireland
/ˈaɪə(ɹ)lənd/
Synonyms for "ireland" (22 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (5)
Strong matches (6)
Related words (11)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: eire, congress, emerald isle, erin, free state.
- Sentence evidence is available for ireland, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wiktionary, derived_reverse, opengloss.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "ireland".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "ireland"
Keep "ireland" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "ireland" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "ireland", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "ireland" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
Translations
111 translations across 90 languages.
Abkhaz
1 entries- Еирытәыла name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Adyghe
1 entries- Ирландие name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Afrikaans
1 entries- Ierland name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Albanian
2 entries- Irlanda name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
- Irlandë name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Amharic
1 entries- አየርላንድ name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Arabic
2 entries- أَيِرْلَنْدَا name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
- إيرلندا name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Armenian
1 entries- Իռլանդիա name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Aromanian
4 entries- Irlanda name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
- Irlande name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
- Irlãndia name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
- Irlãndie name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Assamese
1 entries- আয়াৰলেণ্ড name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Asturian
1 entries- Irlanda name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- İrlandiya name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Bavarian German
2 entries- Irland name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
- Irlånd name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Belarusian
2 entries- Ірла́ндыя name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
- Ірля́ндыя name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Bengali
1 entries- আয়ারল্যান্ড name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Breton
1 entries- Iwerzhon name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Bulgarian
2 entries- Е́йре name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
- Ирла́ндия name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Carpathian Rusyn
1 entries- І́рьско name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Catalan
1 entries- Irlanda name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 愛爾蘭 /爱尔兰 name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 愛爾蘭 /爱尔兰 name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Corsican
1 entries- Irlanda name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Czech
1 entries- Irsko name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Danish
1 entries- Irland name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Dutch
1 entries- Ierland name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Eastern Min Chinese
1 entries- 愛爾蘭 /爱尔兰 name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Estonian
2 entries- Iiri name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
- Iirimaa name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Farefare
1 entries- Ɛrgɔ name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Finnish
1 entries- Irlanti name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
French
1 entries- Irlande name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Galician
1 entries- Irlanda name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Georgian
1 entries- ირლანდია name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
German
2 entries- Irland name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
- Irlànd name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Greek
1 entries- Ιρλανδία name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Hebrew
1 entries- אִירְלַנְד name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Hindi
1 entries- आयरलैंड name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Hungarian
1 entries- Írország name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Icelandic
1 entries- Írland name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Iranian Persian
1 entries- ایرْلَنْد name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Irish
1 entries- Éire name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Italian
1 entries- Irlanda name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Japanese
1 entries- アイルランド name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Kashubian
1 entries- Jirlandiô name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Kazakh
1 entries- Ирландия name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Khmer
1 entries- អៀរឡង់ name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Korean
1 entries- 아일랜드 name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- Ирландия name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Lao
1 entries- ໄອຣ໌ແລນດ໌ name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Latin
1 entries- Hī̆bernia name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Latvian
1 entries- Īrija name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Lithuanian
1 entries- Airija name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Lower Sorbian
1 entries- Irska name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Macedonian
1 entries- Ирска name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Marathi
1 entries- आयर्लंड name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Mongolian
2 entries- Ирланд name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
- ᠢᠷᠯᠠᠨ᠋ᠳ᠋ name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Northern Sami
1 entries- Irlánda name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- Irland name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- Irland name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Occitan
1 entries- Irlanda name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Odia
1 entries- ଆୟରଲ୍ୟାଣ୍ଡ name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Polish
1 entries- Irlandia name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Portuguese
1 entries- Irlanda name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Punjabi
2 entries- آئرلینڈ name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
- ਆਇਰਲੈਂਡ name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Romanian
1 entries- Irlanda name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Russian
2 entries- Ирла́ндия name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
- Э́йре name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Sardinian
1 entries- Irlanda name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Scots
3 entries- Airlann name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
- Erlan name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
- Ireland name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- Ȋrskā name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
- И̑рска̄ name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Sicilian
1 entries- Irlanna name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Sindhi
1 entries- آئرلينڊ name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Sinhalese
1 entries- අයර්ලන්තය name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Slovak
1 entries- Írsko name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Slovene
1 entries- Ȋrska name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Spanish
1 entries- Irlanda name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Swahili
1 entries- Ayalandi name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Swedish
1 entries- Irland name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Tagalog
1 entries- Irlanda name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Tajik
1 entries- Ирландия name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Tamil
1 entries- அயர்லாந்து name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Tatar
1 entries- Ирландия name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Telugu
2 entries- ఐర్లాండు name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
- ఐర్లాండ్ name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Thai
1 entries- ไอร์แลนด์ name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Tigrinya
1 entries- አየርላንድ name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Ukrainian
2 entries- Ірла́ндія name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
- Е́йре name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Upper Sorbian
1 entries- Irska name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Urdu
3 entries- آئِرْسْتان name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
- آئِرْلَینْڈ name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
- آیَرْلَینْڈ name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Uyghur
1 entries- ئىرلاندىيە name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Uzbek
1 entries- Irlandiya name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
West-Frisian
1 entries- Ierlân name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Wu Chinese
1 entries- 愛爾蘭 /爱尔兰 name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Yiddish
1 entries- אירלאַנד name (country — see also Republic of Ireland)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
Ireland and England are separated by the sea.
Source: tatoeba (71924)
His ancestors went there from Ireland.
Source: tatoeba (287016)
In the north, there's Scotland; in the south, England; in the west, Wales; and further west, Northern Ireland.
Source: tatoeba (321257)
Showing 4 of 12 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "ireland"?
Closest matches include eire, congress, emerald isle, erin, free state.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "ireland"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.