Isola
"isola" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Isola” is uncommon English (frequency #68,329 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,329
- frequency rank, English
- 2,140
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from Italian.
Corpus desk
Index EN-isola · Isola · English
Isola · rank #68,329 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,329
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH irretrievably
Nearest frequency peer: irretrievably (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “Isola”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- internecine
internecine
31,677 corpus weight
- intertwine
intertwine
31,676 corpus weight
- irretrievab…
irretrievably
31,673 corpus weight
- Isola
Isola
31,672 corpus weight
- Jacko
Jacko
31,670 corpus weight
- jangle
jangle
31,669 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Isola” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Isola |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #68,329 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Isola” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Isola is uncommon English at frequency #68,329 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname from Italian.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Isola, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Italian Isola. The correct English form is Isola, spelled I-S-O-L-A.
Definition
- 1A surname from Italian.
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Isola.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).