lineage
/ˈlɪn.i.ɪd͡ʒ/noun
lineage is spelled L-I-N-E-A-G-E: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.9 times per million words in written English, the 15,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lineage means “Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lineage is lineages.
How many letters and syllables are in lineage?
| Letters | 7: L-I-N-E-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.9 times per million words; the 15,798th 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 lineage?
Lineage appears 2.9 times per million words in written English, the 15,798th 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 lineage?
- US /ˈlɪn.i.ɪd͡ʒ/
Lineage has 3 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)-Vealhurl-lineage.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-lineage.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of lineage
- lineages plural
- linage
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lineage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.
- 2
A number of lines of text in a column.
- 3
A fee or rate paid per line of text.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lineage in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | descendance, lignée, lignage |
| German | Abstammung, Geschlecht, Abstammungreihe, Abstammunglinie , Zeilenzahl , Zeilengebühr |
| Portuguese | linhagem, descendência, estirpe |
| Spanish | linaje, estirpe, prosapia, alcurnia, abolengo |
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 lineage come from?
From Middle English linage, from Old French linage, from ligne, from Latin linea (“line”); equivalent to line + -age.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).