lineup
/ˈlaɪn.ʌp/
"lineup" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lineup” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #6,706 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #6,706
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A physical or photographic queue of people allegedly involved in a crime, allowing a witness to identify them.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lineup |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈlaɪn.ʌp/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #6,706 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lineup” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for lineup is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈlaɪn.ʌp/. Corpus data places it at rank #6,706 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for lineup, with forms such as "ilneup", "lienup", and "linepu". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Linux", "Linus", "lingua", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: Deverbal from line up. The correct English form is lineup, spelled L-I-N-E-U-P.
Definition
- 1A physical or photographic queue of people allegedly involved in a crime, allowing a witness to identify them.
- 2A list of trains that are expected to cross over a specified section of track during a specified time period.
- 3A line of people or vehicles, in which the individual at the front end is dealt with first, the one behind is dealt with next, and so on, and in which newcomers join at the end; a queue.
- 4An ordered list.
- 5Collectively, the members of a team.
- 6The batting order.
- 7The order in which race-cars are positioned at the start of a race, based on qualifying times.
- 8The set of product options available from a particular manufacturer or under a particular brand name.
- 9The members of a music group at any one time.
- 10The acts performing at a concert or festival.
- 11The list of programs scheduled to be broadcast by a television station, or a position in that list.
Etymology
Deverbal from line up.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ilneup,lienup,linepu,lineupp,linneup,linuep,llineup,lnieup
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lineup - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “lineup”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is L-I-N-E-U-P - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈlaɪn.ʌp/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Linux” - see the side-by-side comparison. lineup vs Linux
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.