# Highlands

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #12,068

## Definitions
1. The mountainous northern area of Scotland.
2. A town in Orange County, New York, United States.
3. A borough of Monmouth, New Jersey, United States.
4. A locality in the Shire of Mitchell and the Shire of Murrindindi, central Victoria, Australia.

## Etymology
Specific application of highlands, equivalent to high + lands.

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

## Common misspellings (15)
`hgihlands`, `hhighlands`, `higghlands`, `highalnds`, `highhlands`, `highladns`, `highlandds`, `highlandss`, `highlannds`, `highlansd`, `highllands`, `highlnads`, `higlhands`, `hihglands`, `ihghlands`

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