hemline
/ˈhɛmˌlaɪn/noun
hemline is spelled H-E-M-L-I-N-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hemline means “The line formed by the bottom edge of a skirt, dress, or coat; hem” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hemline is hemlines.
How many letters and syllables are in hemline?
| Letters | 7: H-E-M-L-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 105,204th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is hemline?
Hemline appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce hemline?
- US /ˈhɛmˌlaɪn/
Hemline has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-hemline.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hemline
- hemlines plural
- hem-line
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hemline mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The line formed by the bottom edge of a skirt, dress, or coat; hem.
- 2
The height of this line, measured from the floor.
above-knee hemline
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hemline in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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.
Where does hemline come from?
From hem + line.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).