# lineage

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlɪn.i.ɪd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #15,854

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From Middle English linage, from Old French linage, from ligne, from Latin linea (“line”); equivalent to line + -age.

## Easily confused with
- **linear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lineage-vs-linear)
- **linkage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lineage-vs-linkage)
- **lineages** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lineage-vs-lineages)
- **liege** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liege-vs-lineage)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ilneage`, `lienage`, `linaege`, `lineaeg`, `lineagge`, `linegae`, `linneage`, `llineage`, `lnieage`

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