centerline
noun
centerline is spelled C-E-N-T-E-R-L-I-N-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,954th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, centerline means “A line down the center of a road, generally one that divides traffic moving in opposite directions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of centerline is centerlines.
How many letters and syllables are in centerline?
| Letters | 10: C-E-N-T-E-R-L-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,954th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is centerline?
Centerline appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,954th 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).
Words people confuse with centerline
Also written: center line (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with centerline?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as centerline.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: centreline.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of centerline
- centerlines plural
- centreline
- centre line
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does centerline mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A line down the center of a road, generally one that divides traffic moving in opposite directions.
- 2
A line, either demarcated or imagined, representing the precise center (middle) of something (such that what lies on one side of it is precisely equal in size to what lies on the other side); the central axis represented by this line.
- 3
An imaginary line connecting the center of two fighters' bodies while they face each other.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does centerline come from?
From center + line.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).