# Iceland

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈaɪs.lənd/ · frequency rank #9,766

## Definitions
1. An island and country in the North Atlantic Ocean in Europe.

## Etymology
From Middle English Iseland, Island, Islond, Yslond, a calque of Old Norse Ísland, equivalent to ice + land. Replaced earlier Old Norse Snæland (literally “snowland”).

## Easily confused with
- **island** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iceland-vs-island)
- **inland** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iceland-vs-inland)
- **iceman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iceland-vs-iceman)
- **Ireland** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iceland-vs-ireland)
- **Icelandic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iceland-vs-icelandic)

## Common misspellings (10)
`cieland`, `icceland`, `icealnd`, `iceladn`, `icelandd`, `icelannd`, `icelland`, `icelnad`, `icleand`, `iecland`

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