Which to use
“Islams” and “Islands” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,134
- “Islams” frequency rank
- #22,780
- “Islands” frequency rank
- 52914
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Islams | Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Islam | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Island |
Where the eye mixes Islams and Islands
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Islams runs 6 letters (VCCVCC) against Islands's 7 (VCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Islams with Islands
A purely visual mix-up. Islams ([ɪsˈlaːms]) and Islands ([ˈiːslant͡s]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52914, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Islams is recorded at frequency rank #30,134, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɪsˈlaːms]. Islands is at rank #22,780, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈiːslant͡s].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 52914, this pair ranks #1,078,345 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Islams vs Islands
Shared letters: ails. Private to "Islams": m. Private to "Islands": dn.
"Islams" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "Islands" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Islams" and "Islands" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Islams" vs "Islands" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Islams" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Islands" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,078,345 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Islams" and "Islands" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Isländer vs Islands". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,078,345 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.