# I've vs isle

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### I've
*contraction · IPA /aɪv/ · frequency rank #183*
Contraction of I + have.

### isle
*noun · IPA /aɪ̯l/ · frequency rank #9,198*
An island, usually very small. Compare with islet.

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