dateline

noun

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"dateline" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“dateline” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #42,082. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,082
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A line at the beginning of a document (such as a newspaper article) stating the place of origin and typically the date, and often written in capital letters.

Corpus desk

Index EN-dateline · dateline · English

dateline · rank #42,082 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,082
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH Darwinian

Nearest frequency peer: Darwinian (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “dateline”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “dateline” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dateline
PropertyValue
Headworddateline
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#42,082
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “dateline”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).datelinelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Darwinian” (#42,081), “dauntless” (#42,083), “Dalrymple” (#42,080). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “dateline” is #42,082. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around dateline, anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,082 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A line at the beginning of a document (such as a newspaper article) stating the place of origin and typically the date, and often written in capital letters.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for dateline, with forms such as "adteline", "daetline", and "dateilne". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From date + line. The correct English form is dateline, spelled D-A-T-E-L-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A line at the beginning of a document (such as a newspaper article) stating the place of origin and typically the date, and often written in capital letters.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how dateline appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Other bits of furniture include the dateline, which says where a journalist is reporting from – historically with the date of dispatch, eg “Buenos Aires, 1 March.”

Etymology

From date + line.

This word in other languages

procedência(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • adteline
  • daetline
  • dateilne
  • datelien
  • datelinne
  • datelline
  • datelnie
  • datleine
  • datteline
  • ddateline
  • dtaeline

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dateline - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

adteline2daetline2dateilne2datelien2datelinne1datelline1datelnie2datleine2
Edit distance from "dateline"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dateline"?
"dateline" is spelled D-A-T-E-L-I-N-E.
What does "dateline" mean?
As a noun, "dateline" means: A line at the beginning of a document (such as a newspaper article) stating the place of origin and typically the date, and often written in capital letters.
What are common misspellings of "dateline"?
Common misspellings include "adteline", "daetline", "dateilne", "datelien", "datelinne". The correct spelling is "dateline".
What is the origin of the word "dateline"?
From date + line. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dateline", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list