# inland

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɪnlənd/ · frequency rank #9,194

## Definitions
1. Within the land; relatively remote from the ocean or from open water; interior.
2. Limited to the land, or to inland routes; not passing on, or over, the sea.
3. Confined to one country or state; domestic; not foreign.
4. Of a sophisticated background, especially as relates to a royal court or national capital.

## Etymology
From Middle English inland, inlond, from Old English inland, equivalent to in- + land. Compare West Frisian ynlân (“inland”), German Inland (“inland”), Danish indland (“inland”), Swedish inland (“inland”), Norwegian innland (“inland”). Compare also Dutch binnenland.

## Easily confused with
- **Inman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inland-vs-inman)
- **inlay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inland-vs-inlay)
- **island** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inland-vs-island)
- **insane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inland-vs-insane)
- **intend** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inland-vs-intend)
- **inward** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inland-vs-inward)
- **inline** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inland-vs-inline)
- **Ireland** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inland-vs-ireland)
- **Islands** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inland-vs-islands)
- **Ilan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ilan-vs-inland)
- **inane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inane-vs-inland)
- **infant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/infant-vs-inland)
- **inlaid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inlaid-vs-inland)
- **Iceland** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iceland-vs-inland)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ilnand`, `inalnd`, `inladn`, `inlandd`, `inlannd`, `inlland`, `inlnad`, `innland`, `niland`

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