# Cotswolds

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #44,711

## Definitions
1. A range of limestone hills in West-central England.
2. A region of South West and South East England with small parts extending into the West Midlands, characterised by the Cotswolds.
3. The area of the Cotswold Hills AONB.

## Etymology
From Old English Cod (personal name) + -'s + wold (“wooded upland”) + -s.

## Easily confused with
- **Cotswold** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cotswold-vs-cotswolds)

## Common misspellings (15)
`ccotswolds`, `costwolds`, `cotsowlds`, `cotsswolds`, `cotswlods`, `cotswodls`, `cotswoldds`, `cotswoldss`, `cotswollds`, `cotswolsd`, `cotswwolds`, `cottswolds`, `cotwsolds`, `ctoswolds`, `octswolds`

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