# headland

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhɛdlənd/ · frequency rank #42,172

## Definitions
1. Coastal land that juts into the sea.
2. The unplowed boundary of a field.

## Etymology
From Middle English hedelond, hedelonde, from Old English hēafodland, hafudland (“boundary, headland”), equivalent to head + land. Eclipsed non-native Middle English chevicir (“headland”), borrowed from Old French chevecier (“head piece”).

## Easily confused with
- **headline** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/headland-vs-headline)
- **headlong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/headland-vs-headlong)
- **heartland** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/headland-vs-heartland)
- **headband** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/headband-vs-headland)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ehadland`, `haedland`, `headalnd`, `headdland`, `headladn`, `headlandd`, `headlannd`, `headlland`, `headlnad`, `healdand`, `hedaland`, `hheadland`

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