# Netherlands

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈnɛðələndz/ · frequency rank #4,470

## Definitions
1. The Kingdom of the Netherlands. A country in Western Europe, consisting of four constituent countries: the Netherlands per se, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten.
2. The main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium. Capital and largest city: Amsterdam.
3. the Low Countries, a region of Western Europe located around the low-lying areas in and around the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, including the countries of the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.

## Etymology
From nether (“lower”) + lands, the country being very low-lying, with a great part below sea level. Either a calque or a parallel formation to Dutch Nederland.

## Common misspellings (18)
`entherlands`, `nehterlands`, `netehrlands`, `nethelrands`, `netheralnds`, `netherladns`, `netherlandds`, `netherlandss`, `netherlannds`, `netherlansd`, `netherllands`, `netherlnads`, `netherrlands`, `nethherlands`, `nethrelands`, `nettherlands`, `nnetherlands`, `nteherlands`

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