zipline
/ˈzɪpˌlaɪn/
"zipline" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“zipline” is uncommon English (frequency #71,244 among 2,810 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,244
- frequency rank, English
- 2,810
- “Z” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A pulley suspended on a cable mounted on an incline, designed to enable a user to travel from one point to another by means of gravity.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zipline |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈzɪpˌlaɪn/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #71,244 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “zipline” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
zipline is uncommon English at frequency #71,244 among 2,810 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈzɪpˌlaɪn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for zipline, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From zip + line. The correct English form is zipline, spelled Z-I-P-L-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1A pulley suspended on a cable mounted on an incline, designed to enable a user to travel from one point to another by means of gravity.
- 2A trip on a zipline.
Etymology
From zip + line.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “zipline”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is Z-I-P-L-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.