# hardline

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhɑːdlaɪn/ · frequency rank #30,821

## Definitions
1. A retail product collection consisting primarily of hardware targeting the do-it-yourself customer.
2. A retail product collection which includes many non-information goods, such as home appliances, housewares, and sporting goods, in addition to the DIY hardware which is the focus of the first definition, above.
3. A physical wire or cable connection; landline.

## Etymology
From hard + line.

## Easily confused with
- **headline** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hardline-vs-headline)
- **Hardin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hardin-vs-hardline)
- **Hardie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hardie-vs-hardline)
- **Harding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harding-vs-hardline)
- **handling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/handling-vs-hardline)
- **hairline** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hairline-vs-hardline)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ahrdline`, `hadrline`, `harddline`, `hardilne`, `hardlien`, `hardlinne`, `hardlline`, `hardlnie`, `harldine`, `harrdline`, `hhardline`, `hradline`

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