Which to use
“iles” and “isles” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,699
- “iles” frequency rank
- #36,912
- “isles” frequency rank
- 51611
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | iles | isles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Parties latérales et inférieures du bas-ventre. | Pluriel de isle. |
Where the eye mixes iles and isles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. iles runs 4 letters (VCVC) against isles's 5 (VCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: iles vs isles
A purely visual mix-up. iles (\i.lɛs\) and isles (\il\) 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 51611, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
iles is recorded at frequency rank #14,699, classified as anoun, pronounced \i.lɛs\. isles is at rank #36,912, tagged as anoun, pronounced \il\.
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 51611, this pair ranks #153,729 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of iles vs isles
Shared letters: eils. Private to "iles": -. Private to "isles": -.
"iles" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "isles" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "iles" and "isles" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "iles" vs "isles" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "iles" and "isles" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "iles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "isles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #153,729 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "iles" and "isles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "isles vs ives". 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 #153,729 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.