# Islands

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #3,004

## Definitions
1. A district of Hong Kong.

## Etymology
From island, chosen because the district is located in an archipelago on the coast.

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

## Common misspellings (11)
`ilsands`, `isalnds`, `isladns`, `islandds`, `islandss`, `islannds`, `islansd`, `isllands`, `islnads`, `isslands`, `silands`

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