logline
/ˈlɒɡ.laɪn/noun
logline is spelled L-O-G-L-I-N-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, logline means “A very short summary of a script or screenplay” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of logline is loglines.
How many letters and syllables are in logline?
| Letters | 7: L-O-G-L-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 152,206th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is logline?
Logline appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th 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 logline?
- UK /ˈlɒɡ.laɪn/
Logline has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of logline
- loglines plural
- logge-line
- log lyne
- logg line
- logg-line
- loggline
- log line
- log-line
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does logline mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A very short summary of a script or screenplay.
- 2
The line fastened to the log, and marked for finding the speed of a vessel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Logline in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense line fastened to the log:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ligne de loch |
| German | Logleine |
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 logline come from?
First attested in 1613 as logge-line. A compound of log + line.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).