shoreline
noun
shoreline is spelled S-H-O-R-E-L-I-N-E: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,336th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shoreline means “The divide between land and a body of water” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shoreline is shorelines.
How many letters and syllables are in shoreline?
| Letters | 9: S-H-O-R-E-L-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.0 times per million words; the 19,336th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is shoreline?
Shoreline appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,336th 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 shoreline?
- US
Shoreline 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)-Flame,_not_lame-shoreline.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of shoreline
- shorelines plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shoreline mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The divide between land and a body of water.
- 2
The line on a map that illustrates this.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Shoreline in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | rivage |
| Portuguese | faixa costeira, litoral, cordão litoral , linha de costa, linha de margem |
| Spanish | orilla |
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 shoreline come from?
From shore + line.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).