out of line
"out-of-line" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“out of line” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a prep_phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see out of, line.
Corpus desk
Index EN-out-of-line · out of line · English
out of line · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | out of line |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Prep_phrase |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “out of line” in English
Rare enough to double-check
out of line is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aprep_phrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
out of line doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is out of line, spelled O-U-T- -O-F- -L-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see out of, line.
- 2Inappropriate or unsuitable, especially by reason of being unmannerly or indelicate.
- 3Disobedient, not following orders or order.
- 4Not in a line, straggly.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how out of line appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I lost my place when I had to get out of line to find you.
I hope my comments yesterday were not out of line.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.