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"High school” and "Highschool" - What's the difference?

Which is the right term? Highschool or High school?

By Otaku WriterPublished 3 years ago 3 min read
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The difference between 'high school' and 'highschool' is one of the most sought after things on the internet. And sadly, it is also one of the most mistaken words of all time. Even big media and famous authors confuse between these two words.

What is the intended meaning of these words?

A high school is a facility where students can complete all or a portion of their secondary education.

Different countries or locations use terminology such as "secondary school" or "secondary college."

The term "high school" is frequently used in conjunction with a secondary school's name.

When used as an adjective, a high school should be written as two words, but readers will understand it as a composite or compound word.

As a result, there is no distinction between the two terms; however, while High School is the correct term, highschool is incorrect.

"So, do I write high school or highschool?"

It’s correctly written as two words, but readers will understand it as a compound word when used as an adjective.

  • She’s a junior in the local high school.
  • Their petty arguments seem like adolescent highschool behavior more than debates.

The terms High school and Highschool are interchangably used for the same meaning by people, but one of them is gramatically incorrect.

While both the terms may feel right, the correct term is 'High school' - with a space between the two words.

Highschool is an incorrect word.

Examples of Big media using the wrong spelling

At the beginning of this post, I mentioned that some big media companies have made used the grammatically wrong spelling for high school. Here are some examples for that statement:

A popular news website (the one in the middle) has used highschool instead of high school, even though it is grammatically incorrect.
A famous web comic & anime 'The God of Highschool', has also used the word highschool in its title.

These are just a couple of popular examples, but as you can see, even big companies are not sure on whether high school or highschool is the proper spelling.

Now, you might have a counter argument saying that anime are japanese creation and the web comic mentioned above is a korean manhwa. They are not native english speakers. So such minor grammar mistakes are expected.

True. But according to Google search statistics, over 40,000 US people search for the difference between high school and highschool every month! That clearly shows this confusion regarding the correct spelling of high school is a global thing.

However, both High school and Highschool are socially acceptable

While the grammatical correctness of the word highschool might be in question, it is widely being used by people around the world.

And when a lot of people mistake the same thing, that becomes the correct thing.

This is proven by the all mighty google dictionary itself:

Both the terms high school and highschool are regarded as a noun and are synonymous to each other.

As far as communication goes, it works as long as it is understandable. And so, a little spelling mistake (that is commonly made by thousands of people) is not going to be judged severely in your everyday life.

Final Verdict

If you're going to use this term in you school papers or any official documentation, I'd suggest using the word 'High school' which is grammatically correct.

On the other hand, if you're texting your friends or writing a blog post like I'm doing right now, you can use either of these words. Your readers will rest assured understand the underlying meaning regardless of what term you use. If you're ever unclear, you can use dictionary app (with audio) to easily know the right spelling and meaning. During this digital age, having such apps helps to create quality content anytime, anywhere.

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