Islands

[ˈiːslant͡s]

/[ˈiːslant͡s]/ noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“Islands” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,780. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,780
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Island

Corpus desk

Index DE-islands · Islands · German

Islands · rank #22,780 · 11 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,780
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jacqueline

Nearest frequency peer: Jacqueline (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Islands“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Islands“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Islands vs Island
86% similar
Islands vs Irland
71% similar
Islands vs Inland
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Islands
PropertyValue
HeadwordIslands
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈiːslant͡s]
Letters7
Frequency rank#22,780
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Islands“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Islandsliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Jacqueline“ (#22,781), „Irish“ (#22,778), „JS“ (#22,783). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Islands“ bei #22,780. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Islands (IPA [ˈiːslant͡s]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,780 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Island".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Islands, with forms such as "ilsands", "isalnds", and "isladns". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Island", "Irland", "Inland", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Islands, spelled I-S-L-A-N-D-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Island

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ilsands
  • isalnds
  • isladns
  • islandds
  • islandss
  • islannds
  • islansd
  • isllands
  • islnads
  • isslands
  • silands

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Islands - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ilsands2isalnds2isladns2islandds1islandss1islannds1islansd2isllands1
Edit distance from "Islands"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Islands"?
"Islands" is spelled I-S-L-A-N-D-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈiːslant͡s].
What does "Islands" mean?
As a noun, "Islands" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Island
What words are commonly confused with "Islands"?
"Islands" is commonly confused with "Island", "Irland", "Inland". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Islands"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Islands" is [ˈiːslant͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Islands" come from?
"Islands" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Islands", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kabinen#22,784Hubraum#22,766hingeht#22,763heirate#22,754

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Herrchen11 variantsGlasgow11 variantsgeliehen11 variantsmindern11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list