# Islam

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɪs.lɑːm/ · frequency rank #3,502

## Definitions
1. A monotheistic Abrahamic religion followed by Muslims that is based on the teachings of Muhammad and the Qur'an.
2. A monotheistic Abrahamic religion followed by Muslims that is based on the teachings of Muhammad and the Qur'an.
3. A male given name.
4. A surname.

## Etymology
Borrowed around 1610 from Arabic إِسْلَام (ʔislām, “submission, surrender”), verbal noun of أَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama), from the root س ل م (s l m).

## Easily confused with
- **isle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/islam-vs-isle)
- **issa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/islam-vs-issa)
- **islet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/islam-vs-islet)
- **Issac** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/islam-vs-issac)
- **island** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/islam-vs-island)
- **Islamic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/islam-vs-islamic)
- **ISA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/isa-vs-islam)
- **imam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/imam-vs-islam)
- **Isla** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/isla-vs-islam)
- **isha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/isha-vs-islam)
- **Ilan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ilan-vs-islam)
- **Isaac** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/isaac-vs-islam)
- **inlay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inlay-vs-islam)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ilsam`, `isalm`, `islamm`, `isllam`, `islma`, `isslam`, `silam`

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