# Himalayas

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /hɪˈmɑ.lə.jɑs/ · frequency rank #24,471

## Definitions
1. The mountain range in south-central Asia which extends about 2,414 km (1,500 mi) through Kashmir, northern India, southern Tibet, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Assam; it contains nine of the world’s ten highest peaks, including Mount Everest/Qomolongma.

## Etymology
Pluralisation of Himalaya, learned borrowing from Sanskrit हिमालय (himālaya).

## Easily confused with
- **Himalayan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/himalayan-vs-himalayas)

## Common misspellings (13)
`hhimalayas`, `hiamlayas`, `himaalyas`, `himalaays`, `himalayass`, `himalaysa`, `himalayyas`, `himallayas`, `himalyaas`, `himlaayas`, `himmalayas`, `hmialayas`, `ihmalayas`

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