# Antilles

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ænˈtɪl.iːz/ · frequency rank #39,187

## Definitions
1. The islands of the West Indies, bounded to the north by (and including) the islands of Cuba, Hispaniola and Puerto Rico, in the Caribbean Sea.

## Etymology
From Antilia or Antillia, a legendary island lying west of Spain and Portugal, from Antulia; the name is of disputed origin, with many different theories proposed; see Antillia.

## Easily confused with
- **articles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/antilles-vs-articles)
- **antiques** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/antilles-vs-antiques)
- **Achilles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/achilles-vs-antilles)

## Common misspellings (10)
`anitlles`, `anntilles`, `antilels`, `antiles`, `antilless`, `antillse`, `antliles`, `anttilles`, `atnilles`, `natilles`

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