# isle

> English word · Noun · IPA /aɪ̯l/ · frequency rank #9,198

## Definitions
1. An island, usually very small. Compare with islet.

## Etymology
From Middle English ile, yle (with s added, similar to English island), borrowed from Old French ille, idle, isle, from Latin insula. Not related to island. Doublet of insula.

## Easily confused with
- **iso** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/isle-vs-iso)
- **ISS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/isle-vs-iss)
- **ISP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/isle-vs-isp)
- **isu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/isle-vs-isu)
- **ISR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/isle-vs-isr)
- **issa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/isle-vs-issa)
- **issue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/isle-vs-issue)
- **islet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/isle-vs-islet)
- **is** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/is-vs-isle)
- **ice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ice-vs-isle)
- **ill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ill-vs-isle)
- **ISA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/isa-vs-isle)
- **IRL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/irl-vs-isle)
- **Ike** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ike-vs-isle)
- **ire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ire-vs-isle)
- **IPL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ipl-vs-isle)
- **ide** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ide-vs-isle)
- **ISI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/isi-vs-isle)
- **ilk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ilk-vs-isle)
- **ile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ile-vs-isle)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ilse`, `isel`, `islle`, `issle`, `sile`

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