highland
high·land/ˈhaɪ.lənd/noun
highland is spelled H-I-G-H-L-A-N-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables (high·land). It appears 5.0 times per million words in written English, the 11,198th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, highland means “A high area; land that is higher than surrounding areas” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of highland is highlands.
How many letters and syllables are in highland?
| Letters | 8: H-I-G-H-L-A-N-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: high·land |
| In writing | 5.0 times per million words; the 11,198th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is highland?
Highland appears 5.0 times per million words in written English, the 11,198th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce highland?
- /ˈhaɪ.lənd/
- /ˈhaɪ.lɪnd/
Highland has 2 syllables, split high·land in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-highland.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with highland
Sounds like: Hyland (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of highland
- highlands plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does highland mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A high area; land that is higher than surrounding areas.
Near-synonyms: upland, upcountry
adjective
- 1
Of or related to Highland or the Highlands.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Highland in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense elevated land:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | hauts-plateaux, hautes terres |
| German | Hochland |
| Portuguese | terra alta |
| Spanish | tierras altas, sierra, zona montañosa |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does highland come from?
From Middle English hy laund, holond (“highland, upland”), from Old English hēahland (“highland”), from Proto-West Germanic *hauhaland, *hauhalandī; equivalent to high + land. Cognate with Scots hieland (“highland”), Dutch hoogland (“highland”), German Hochland (“highland”), Danish højland (“highland”), Swedish högland (“highland”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).