bloodline
/ˈblʌdˌlaɪn/noun
bloodline is spelled B-L-O-O-D-L-I-N-E: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bloodline means “The abstract link between a person and their ancestors” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bloodline is bloodlines.
How many letters and syllables are in bloodline?
| Letters | 9: B-L-O-O-D-L-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,649th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bloodline?
Bloodline appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce bloodline?
- US /ˈblʌdˌlaɪn/
Bloodline has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-bloodline.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bloodline
- bloodlines plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bloodline mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The abstract link between a person and their ancestors.
- 2
The pedigree of an animal.
- 3
By extension, the predecessors of a particular item or product.
- 4
A line of dark red muscle running down the middle of a fish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bloodline in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense link between a person and their ancestors:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does bloodline come from?
From blood + line.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).