# Scottish

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈskɒt.ɪʃ/ · frequency rank #2,501

## Definitions
1. Of a thing or concept, of or pertaining to Scotland.
2. Of a person, native to, born in or whose ancestors originally came from Scotland.

## Etymology
From Middle English Scottich, from Old English Sċyttisċ, equivalent to Scot + -ish. Compare West Frisian Skotsk (“Scottish”), Dutch Schots (“Scottish”), German schottisch (“Scottish”), Danish skotsk (“Scottish”), Icelandic skoskur (“Scottish”). Doublet of Scotch and Scot.

## Easily confused with
- **skittish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scottish-vs-skittish)
- **Scottie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scottie-vs-scottish)

## Common misspellings (11)
`csottish`, `sccottish`, `scotish`, `scotitsh`, `scottihs`, `scottishh`, `scottissh`, `scottsih`, `sctotish`, `socttish`, `sscottish`

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