# lowland vs Lowlands

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### lowland
*noun · frequency rank #29,355*
An area which is considered particularly low or lower than surrounding areas.

### Lowlands
*name · frequency rank #32,484*
A region of Scotland, spanning from the Highland Boundary Fault to the border with England, encompassing the Central Lowlands, Central Belt (including Edinburgh and Glasgow) and the Scottish Borders, spanning the traditional extent of the Scots language.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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