# peninsula

> English word · Noun · IPA /pəˈnɪn.sjə.lə/ · frequency rank #6,819

## Definitions
1. A piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin paenīnsula, from paene (“almost”), and īnsula (“island”).

## Easily confused with
- **peninsular** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peninsula-vs-peninsular)

## Common misspellings (13)
`epninsula`, `peinnsula`, `peninnsula`, `peninslua`, `peninssula`, `peninsual`, `peninsulla`, `peninusla`, `penisnula`, `penninsula`, `pennisula`, `pneinsula`, `ppeninsula`

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