Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sidelines

/ˈsaɪdˌlaɪnz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables: side-lines
IPA: /ˈsaɪdˌlaɪnz/

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of sideline (“lines marking the edges”)

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of sideline

Rhymes With

guidelines

Questions

How do you pronounce sidelines?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsaɪdˌlaɪnz/.
What does sidelines mean?: plural of sideline (“lines marking the edges”)

How to pronounce sidelines

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