lined
/laɪnd/adjective, verb
lined is spelled L-I-N-E-D: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears 12 times per million words in written English, the 6,230th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, lined means “Having a lining, an inner layer or covering” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in lined?
| Letters | 5: L-I-N-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 12 times per million words; the 6,230th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is lined?
Lined appears 12 times per million words in written English, the 6,230th 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 lined?
- /laɪnd/
Lined has one syllable (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: En-us-lined.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with lined?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as lined.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: indel.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of lined
- more lined comparative
- most lined superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lined mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having a lining, an inner layer or covering.
Fred liked fully lined trousers with his suits.
- 2
Having lines, ruled.
For handwritten work Freda preferred lined paper to plain.
- 3
Having visible lines or wrinkles.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of line
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lined in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of paper:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | liniert |
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.