# Ilan vs island

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Ilan
*name · frequency rank #49,996*
A male given name from Hebrew.

### 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/ilan-vs-island