# sideline vs sidelines

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sideline
*noun · IPA /ˈsaɪdlaɪn/ · frequency rank #19,204*
A line at the side of something.

### sidelines
*noun · IPA /ˈsaɪdˌlaɪnz/ · frequency rank #19,205*
plural of sideline (“lines marking the edges”)

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