Coahuila

/ˌkəʊəˈwiːlə/

//ˌkəʊəˈwiːlə// name

"coahuila" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Coahuila” is uncommon English (frequency #82,187 among 43,570 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,187
frequency rank, English
43,570
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A state of Mexico.

Key facts for Coahuila
PropertyValue
HeadwordCoahuila
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˌkəʊəˈwiːlə/
Letters8
Frequency rank#82,187
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Coahuila” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Coahuila lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Coahuila is uncommon English at frequency #82,187 among 43,570 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˌkəʊəˈwiːlə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A state of Mexico.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Coahuila, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Spanish Coahuila, of Nahuan origin, meaning “place of trees”; compare Classical Nahuatl cuahuitl (“tree, wood”) + -tlān (“place of”). The correct English form is Coahuila, spelled C-O-A-H-U-I-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A state of Mexico.

Etymology

From Spanish Coahuila, of Nahuan origin, meaning “place of trees”; compare Classical Nahuatl cuahuitl (“tree, wood”) + -tlān (“place of”).

Synonyms

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Coahuila"?
"Coahuila" is spelled C-O-A-H-U-I-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌkəʊəˈwiːlə/.
What does "Coahuila" mean?
As a proper noun, "Coahuila" means: A state of Mexico.
How do you pronounce "Coahuila"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Coahuila" is /ˌkəʊəˈwiːlə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Coahuila"?
From Spanish Coahuila, of Nahuan origin, meaning “place of trees”; compare Classical Nahuatl cuahuitl (“tree, wood”) + -tlān (“place of”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Coahuila”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is C-O-A-H-U-I-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˌkəʊəˈwiːlə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list