# islander

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈaɪləndə/ · frequency rank #26,844

## Definitions
1. A person who lives on an island.

## Etymology
From island + -er. Displaced Middle English insulane (“islander”), from Latin īnsulānus (“islander”).

## Easily confused with
- **Islands** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/islander-vs-islands)
- **island** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/island-vs-islander)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ilsander`, `isalnder`, `isladner`, `islandder`, `islanderr`, `islandre`, `islanedr`, `islannder`, `isllander`, `islnader`, `isslander`, `silander`

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