# ait

> English word · Noun · IPA /eɪt/ · frequency rank #38,716

## Definitions
1. An island in a river, especially the River Thames in England.

## Etymology
From Middle English eyt, eit, from Old English īġeoþ, īgoþ, iggaþ, iggoþ (“ait, eyot, islet, small island”), diminutive of īġ, ēġ, īeġ (“island”). More at eyot.

## Easily confused with
- **as** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ait-vs-as)
- **at** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ait-vs-at)
- **an** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ait-vs-an)
- **AM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ait-vs-am)
- **AL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ait-vs-al)
- **AP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ait-vs-ap)
- **aw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ait-vs-aw)
- **AR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ait-vs-ar)
- **AU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ait-vs-au)
- **AK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ait-vs-ak)
- **AZ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ait-vs-az)
- **av** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ait-vs-av)
- **ay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ait-vs-ay)
- **ao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ait-vs-ao)
- **ax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ait-vs-ax)
- **and** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ait-vs-and)
- **are** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ait-vs-are)
- **all** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ait-vs-all)
- **any** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ait-vs-any)
- **ask** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ait-vs-ask)

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