# aline

> English word · Verb · IPA /əˈlaɪn/ · frequency rank #48,052

## Definitions
1. Alternative form of align.

## Etymology
From a- + line, possibly from Middle English alinen (“copulate”), Middle French aligner.

## Easily confused with
- **Anne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aline-vs-anne)
- **amin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aline-vs-amin)
- **aloe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aline-vs-aloe)
- **Arne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aline-vs-arne)
- **Alon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aline-vs-alon)
- **Arie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aline-vs-arie)
- **Alun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aline-vs-alun)
- **along** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aline-vs-along)
- **alone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aline-vs-alone)
- **alive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aline-vs-alive)
- **aside** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aline-vs-aside)
- **arise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aline-vs-arise)
- **amino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aline-vs-amino)
- **Alvin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aline-vs-alvin)
- **Allie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aline-vs-allie)
- **atone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aline-vs-atone)
- **amine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aline-vs-amine)
- **Amina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aline-vs-amina)
- **anise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aline-vs-anise)
- **alpine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aline-vs-alpine)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ailne`, `alinne`, `alline`, `alnie`, `laine`

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