beeline
/ˈbiːlaɪn/
"beeline" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“beeline” is uncommon English (frequency #54,641 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,641
- frequency rank, English
- 4,121
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A very direct or quick path or trip.
Corpus desk
Index EN-beeline · beeline · English
beeline · rank #54,641 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,641
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,121
- PHOTO-FINISH bedchamber
Nearest frequency peer: bedchamber (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “beeline”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Batu
Batu
45,363 corpus weight
- bedchamber
bedchamber
45,361 corpus weight
- beeline
beeline
45,360 corpus weight
- befuddled
befuddled
45,359 corpus weight
- bequeath
bequeath
45,358 corpus weight
- besieging
besieging
45,357 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “beeline” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | beeline |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbiːlaɪn/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #54,641 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “beeline” in English
Rare enough to double-check
beeline is uncommon English at frequency #54,641 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbiːlaɪn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for beeline, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From bee + line, due to the belief that a bee returns to its hive in a straight course, originally an Americanism. The correct English form is beeline, spelled B-E-E-L-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1A very direct or quick path or trip.
- 2A dynamite fuse made with a small quantity of dynamite powder along its length, so that the spark travels quickly and at a specific known rate.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how beeline appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
to make / strike a beeline for / to something
The children made a beeline to the swimming pool.
Etymology
From bee + line, due to the belief that a bee returns to its hive in a straight course, originally an Americanism.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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