# inland vs island

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### inland
*adjective · IPA /ˈɪnlənd/ · frequency rank #9,194*
Within the land; relatively remote from the ocean or from open water; interior.

### 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.
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