# airline vs airliner

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### airline
*noun · IPA /ˈɛəˌlaɪn/ · frequency rank #6,648*
A company that flies airplanes to transport people and goods.

### airliner
*noun · frequency rank #26,323*
A passenger-carrying aircraft, especially one of a fleet operated by an airline.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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