# ide vs isle

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ide
*noun · IPA /aɪd/ · frequency rank #24,195*
A freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, found across northern Europe and Asia, especially Leuciscus idus.

### 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: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ide-vs-isle