byline
/ˈbaɪlaɪn/noun, verb
byline is spelled B-Y-L-I-N-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, byline means “A line at the head of a newspaper or magazine article carrying the writer's name” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of byline is bylines.
How many letters and syllables are in byline?
| Letters | 6: B-Y-L-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,775th 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 byline?
Byline appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th 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 byline?
- /ˈbaɪlaɪn/
Byline 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)-Vealhurl-byline.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with byline
Also written: by-line (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of byline
- bylines plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- by-line UK
- bylining participle, present
- bylined participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does byline mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A line at the head of a newspaper or magazine article carrying the writer's name.
- 2
A touchline.
verb
- 1
To provide (an article) with a byline.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Byline in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Verfasserzeile |
| Spanish | pie de autor |
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 byline come from?
From by- + line.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).