tramline
/ˈtɹæmlaɪn/noun, verb
tramline is spelled T-R-A-M-L-I-N-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tramline means “The rails that a tram runs on” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tramline is tramlines.
How many letters and syllables are in tramline?
| Letters | 8: T-R-A-M-L-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th 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; 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 tramline?
Tramline appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th 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 tramline?
- /ˈtɹæmlaɪn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-tramline.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with tramline?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as tramline.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: terminal.
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 tramline
- tramlines plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- tram line
- tramlining participle, present
- tramlined participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tramline mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The rails that a tram runs on.
- 2
UKEither of the two pairs of sidelines marked on a tennis court which mark the outside of the singles and doubles playing areas.
- 3
A scratch on a film, usually vertical, that extends through multiple frames.
- 4
A mark or bruise having the shape of two parallel lines.
a tramline scar
- 5
A pair of vertical bars (||) placed to the left of the headword in certain editions of the OED to indicate that the term is "alien or not fully naturalized" (such as a recent borrowing).
verb
- 1
Of a vehicle: to tend to follow the contours of the ground with its wheels.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tramline in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense rails that trams run on:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ligne de tramway |
| German | Straßenbahnlinie |
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 tramline come from?
From tram + line.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).