marline
noun, verb
marline is spelled M-A-R-L-I-N-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, marline means “A light all-purpose cord commonly used to bind the end of a larger rope, to prevent fraying” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of marline is marlines.
How many letters and syllables are in marline?
| Letters | 7: M-A-R-L-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 78 million words; the 279,513th 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; 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 marline?
Marline appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th 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).
What rhymes with marline?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as marline.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: mineral.
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 marline
- marlines plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- marlining participle, present
- marlined participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does marline mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A light all-purpose cord commonly used to bind the end of a larger rope, to prevent fraying.
- 2
Twine used similarly.
verb
- 1
To wind marline around.
to marline a rope
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Marline in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a light rope:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | lusin |
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 marline come from?
From Middle English merlin, from Middle Low German marling, from Middle Dutch marlijn (“cord”), from marlen (“secure, fasten”), frequentative of maren (“to moor”), from Proto-Germanic *mairōną (“to moor, fasten to”), from Proto-Indo-European *mer-.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).