front line
noun
front line is spelled F-R-O-N-T-L-I-N-E: 9 letters. People search “front-line vs frontline” about 30 times a month (Google, United States). As a noun, front line means “A front, or a boundary between opposing positions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of front line is front lines.
How many letters and syllables are in front line?
| Letters | 9: F-R-O-N-T-L-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How do you pronounce front line?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-front_line.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with front line
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: frontline (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of front line
- front lines plural
- front-line
- frontline
- more front-line comparative
- most front-line superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does front line mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A front, or a boundary between opposing positions.
- 2
A site of a conflict, effort, or controversial matter of any kind.
- 3
The site of interaction with outsiders, such as customers.
- 4
A low level.
- 5
attack, collectively the attackers or forwards.
adjective
- 1
Alternative spelling of front line.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Front line in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense military boundary between opposing positions:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | front, ligne de front |
| German | Front, Frontlinie |
| Portuguese | linha de frente |
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.