# headline

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhɛd.laɪn/ · frequency rank #6,793

## Definitions
1. The heading or title of a magazine or newspaper article.
2. The line at the top of a page containing the folio or number of the page.
3. The top-billed attraction.
4. A headrope.

## Etymology
From head + line.

## Easily confused with
- **healing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/headline-vs-healing)
- **helpline** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/headline-vs-helpline)
- **headlong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/headline-vs-headlong)
- **headliner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/headline-vs-headliner)
- **heading** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heading-vs-headline)
- **hardline** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hardline-vs-headline)
- **headland** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/headland-vs-headline)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ehadline`, `haedline`, `headdline`, `headilne`, `headlien`, `headlinne`, `headlline`, `headlnie`, `healdine`, `hedaline`, `hheadline`

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