# saline

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈseɪ.laɪn/ · frequency rank #18,946

## Definitions
1. Containing salt; salty.
2. Resembling salt.

## Etymology
PIE word
 *séh₂ls
From Middle English salyne, from Medieval Latin salīna and Middle French salin, from Latin sal (“salt”).

## Easily confused with
- **sane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saline-vs-sane)
- **sine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saline-vs-sine)
- **slide** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saline-vs-slide)
- **shine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saline-vs-shine)
- **slice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saline-vs-slice)
- **spine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saline-vs-spine)
- **salon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saline-vs-salon)
- **swine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saline-vs-swine)
- **satin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saline-vs-satin)
- **slime** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saline-vs-slime)
- **sling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saline-vs-sling)
- **salle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saline-vs-salle)
- **seine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saline-vs-seine)
- **salve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saline-vs-salve)
- **sarin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saline-vs-sarin)
- **savin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saline-vs-savin)
- **saying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saline-vs-saying)
- **saving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saline-vs-saving)
- **shrine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saline-vs-shrine)
- **salute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saline-vs-salute)

## Common misspellings (8)
`asline`, `sailne`, `salien`, `salinne`, `salline`, `salnie`, `slaine`, `ssaline`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/saline