ridgeline
"ridgeline" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ridgeline” is uncommon English (frequency #64,661 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,661
- frequency rank, English
- 3,094
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The topmost edge along a mountain ridge.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ridgeline · ridgeline · English
ridgeline · rank #64,661 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #64,661
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,094
- PHOTO-FINISH rigger
Nearest frequency peer: rigger (+1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “ridgeline”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- RFS
RFS
35,343 corpus weight
- ridgeline
ridgeline
35,340 corpus weight
- rigger
rigger
35,339 corpus weight
- Rinaldi
Rinaldi
35,338 corpus weight
- riverwalk
riverwalk
35,336 corpus weight
- Rochefort
Rochefort
35,334 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “ridgeline” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ridgeline |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #64,661 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “ridgeline” in English
Rare enough to double-check
ridgeline is uncommon English at frequency #64,661 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
ridgeline has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From ridge + line. The correct English form is ridgeline, spelled R-I-D-G-E-L-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1The topmost edge along a mountain ridge.
- 2The topmost edge along a roof, where its sloping sides meet.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ridgeline appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
To either side there are beautiful views from the trail along the ridgeline.
a. 2007, Federal Aviation Administration, Rotorcraft Flying Handbook, →ISBN, Skyhorse Publishing, 2007, p. 10-8 http://books.google.com/books?id=Bk9fOM4zsKwC&pg=PT97&dq=ridgeline&sig=9rt5EdI_M39hmj7A4pxbJZ8PX-k A ridgeline is a long area from which the surface drops away steeply on one or two sides, such as a bluff or precipice.
Etymology
From ridge + line.
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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