tagline
noun, verb
tagline is spelled T-A-G-L-I-N-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tagline means “The punch line of a joke” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tagline is taglines.
How many letters and syllables are in tagline?
| Letters | 7: T-A-G-L-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 26,776th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| 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 tagline?
Tagline appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th 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 tagline?
Tagline 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).
Words people confuse with tagline
Also written: tag line (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with tagline?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as tagline.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: genital, gelatin.
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 tagline
- taglines plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- tag line
- taglining participle, present
- taglined participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tagline mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The punch line of a joke.
- 2
An advertising slogan.
- 3
A pithy quotation habitually appended to a signature in email, newsgroups, etc.
- 4
A line attached to a draft of cargo or a container to provide control and minimize pendulation of cargo during lifting operations.
- 5
A light rope attached to an object being hoisted by a crane, used to guide it while lifting or lowering.
- 6
datedSynonym of subheadline.
verb
- 1
To supply with an advertising slogan; to market as.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tagline 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 tagline come from?
From tag + line.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).