# highland

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhaɪ.lənd/ · frequency rank #11,228

## Definitions
1. A high area; land that is higher than surrounding areas.

## Etymology
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”).

## Easily confused with
- **Highlands** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/highland-vs-highlands)
- **Highlander** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/highland-vs-highlander)
- **Hyland** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/highland-vs-hyland)

## Common misspellings (13)
`hgihland`, `hhighland`, `higghland`, `highalnd`, `highhland`, `highladn`, `highlandd`, `highlannd`, `highlland`, `highlnad`, `higlhand`, `hihgland`, `ihghland`

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