# byline

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbaɪlaɪn/ · frequency rank #48,644

## Definitions
1. A line at the head of a newspaper or magazine article carrying the writer's name.
2. A touchline.

## Etymology
From by- + line.

## Easily confused with
- **Byrne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/byline-vs-byrne)
- **blind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blind-vs-byline)
- **blink** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blink-vs-byline)
- **bling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bling-vs-byline)
- **brine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brine-vs-byline)
- **blige** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blige-vs-byline)
- **Blaine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blaine-vs-byline)
- **Belize** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/belize-vs-byline)
- **bovine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bovine-vs-byline)
- **bygone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bygone-vs-byline)
- **belive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/belive-vs-byline)

## Common misspellings (9)
`bbyline`, `blyine`, `byilne`, `bylien`, `bylinne`, `bylline`, `bylnie`, `byyline`, `ybline`

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