saline
/ˈseɪ.lin/adjective, noun
saline is spelled S-A-L-I-N-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 18,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, saline means “Containing salt; salty” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in saline?
| Letters | 6: S-A-L-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.1 times per million words; the 18,811th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 saline?
Saline appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 18,811th 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 saline?
- UK /ˈseɪ.laɪn/
- US /ˈseɪ.lin/
- Australia /ˈsæɪ.lɑɪn/
Saline has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-saline.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with saline?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as saline from its last stressed vowel (/eɪlin/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: silane.
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 saline
- more saline comparative
- most saline superlative
- salines plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does saline mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Containing salt; salty.
- 2
Resembling salt.
a saline taste
noun
- 1
Water containing dissolved salt.
- 2
A salt spring; a place where salt water is collected in the earth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Saline in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 saline come from?
From Middle English salyne, from Medieval Latin salīna and Middle French salin, from Latin sal (“salt”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).