# helpline

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhɛlpˌlaɪn/ · frequency rank #32,434

## Definitions
1. A telephone service (or (by extension) one using email, SMS, or the Web) which offers help to those who call, as either a public emergency service or customer service.

## Etymology
From help + line.

## Easily confused with
- **helping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/helping-vs-helpline)
- **headline** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/headline-vs-helpline)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ehlpline`, `hellpine`, `hellpline`, `helpilne`, `helplien`, `helplinne`, `helplline`, `helplnie`, `helppline`, `heplline`, `hhelpline`, `hlepline`

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