# Iceland vs island

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Iceland
*name · IPA /ˈaɪs.lənd/ · frequency rank #9,766*
An island and country in the North Atlantic Ocean in Europe.

### island
*noun · IPA /ˈaɪlənd/ · frequency rank #1,052*
A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, totally surrounded by water.

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