# shoreline

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #19,460

## Definitions
1. The divide between land and a body of water.
2. The line on a map that illustrates this.

## Etymology
From shore + line.

## Easily confused with
- **storyline** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shoreline-vs-storyline)
- **scoreline** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scoreline-vs-shoreline)

## Common misspellings (13)
`hsoreline`, `shhoreline`, `shoerline`, `shoreilne`, `shorelien`, `shorelinne`, `shorelline`, `shorelnie`, `shorleine`, `shorreline`, `shroeline`, `sohreline`, `sshoreline`

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