línea
Spanish, noun
línea is spelled L-Í-N-E-A (5 letters) and appears 186 times per million words in written Spanish, the 447th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Línea is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “line (a straight path through two or more points)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). Without its accent, linea is a different word: “third-person singular present indicative”. With an accent, lineá is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of linear”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Serie continua de puntos sucesivos formando una raya o segmento longitudinal en cualquier trayecto (recto…”.
What does línea mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineline (a straight path through two or more points)
- 2
feminineline (a piece of spoken dialogue in a script)
- 3
feminineline (a path for electrical current)
- 4
femininetelephone line (a physical telephone connection or a single telephony account)
- 5
feminineparty line (an established policy that politicians should adhere to)
- 6
feminineline (similar directives in business and other contexts)
- 7
femininepolicy (the actual regulations and behavior of government agencies)
línea dura
- 8
feminineslangline (a long thin pile of cocaine or other drug)
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
second-person singular voseo imperative of linear
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Serie continua de puntos sucesivos formando una raya o segmento longitudinal en cualquier trayecto (recto, curvo, etc.). 2. Intervención individual de cada actor o intérprete en un diálogo. 3. En gobierno y empresas, sucesión de cargos y mandos en orden de jerarquía o autoridad. 4. Dirección, orientación, estilo o tendencia en la manera de proceder o de comportarse.
noun: 1. Juez de línea.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of línea
- líneas plural
- liña alternative archaic
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to línea
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is línea in Spanish?
línea appears 186 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).