# islet

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈaɪ.lət/ · frequency rank #38,916

## Definitions
1. A small island.
2. An isolated piece of tissue that has a specific function.

## Etymology
From Middle French islette. By surface analysis, is(le) + -let. Mostly displaced native Middle English eyt, eit and Middle English holm, holme (See eyot and holm for more).

## Easily confused with
- **isn't** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/islet-vs-isn-t)
- **ile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ile-vs-islet)
- **isle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/isle-vs-islet)
- **idle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/idle-vs-islet)
- **Isla** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/isla-vs-islet)
- **Islam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/islam-vs-islet)
- **inlet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inlet-vs-islet)
- **inset** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inset-vs-islet)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ilset`, `iselt`, `islett`, `isllet`, `islte`, `isslet`, `silet`

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