# blink vs byline

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### blink
*verb · IPA /blɪŋk/ · frequency rank #10,655*
To close and reopen both eyes quickly.

### byline
*noun · IPA /ˈbaɪlaɪn/ · frequency rank #48,644*
A line at the head of a newspaper or magazine article carrying the writer's name.

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