Which to use
“ile” and “isla” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,925
- “ile” frequency rank
- #36,015
- “isla” frequency rank
- 39940
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ile | isla |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Espace de terre entouré d’eau de tous côtés. | Île. |
Where the eye mixes ile and isla
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ile vs isla
A purely visual mix-up. ile (\il\) and isla (\ˈis.la\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39940, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ile is recorded at frequency rank #3,925, classified as anoun, pronounced \il\. isla is at rank #36,015, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈis.la\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 39940, this pair ranks #244,223 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ile vs isla
Shared letters: il. Private to "ile": e. Private to "isla": as.
"ile" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "isla" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- isla ← isal · islla · issla · sila
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ile" and "isla" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ile" vs "isla" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ile" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "isla" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #244,223 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ile" and "isla" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "isi vs isla". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #244,223 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.