isla
Spanish, noun/ˈisla/
isla is spelled I-S-L-A (4 letters) and appears 93 times per million words in written Spanish, the 936th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Isla is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “island (area of land surrounded by water)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Territorio rodeado completamente por agua”.
What does isla mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineisland (area of land surrounded by water)
- 2
feminineblock (group of urban lots of property)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Territorio rodeado completamente por agua. 2. Por extensión, entidad rodeada de otras completamente diferentes. 3. Por extensión, entidad sin contacto con lo que lo rodea.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of isla
- islas plural
- ínsula alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce isla?
- /ˈisla/
- [ˈis.la]
- [ˈizla]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to isla
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is isla in Spanish?
isla appears 93 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).