Coahuila de Zaragoza
"coahuila-de-zaragoza" is a 18-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Coahuila de Zaragoza” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A state of Mexico.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Coahuila de Zaragoza |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Coahuila de Zaragoza” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Coahuila de Zaragoza is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A state of Mexico.".
Coahuila de Zaragoza has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: The word Coahuila is believed to be of Nauhtl origin, meaning flying serpents, place of many trees, or place where the serpent creeps. The word Zaragoza was added to honor Spanish war hero, General Ignacio Zaragoza. The correct English form is Coahuila de Zaragoza, spelled C-O-A-H-U-I-L-A- -D-E- -Z-A-R-A-G-O-Z-A.
Definition
- 1A state of Mexico.
Etymology
The word Coahuila is believed to be of Nauhtl origin, meaning flying serpents, place of many trees, or place where the serpent creeps. The word Zaragoza was added to honor Spanish war hero, General Ignacio Zaragoza.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Coahuila de Zaragoza”
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- -D-E- -Z-A-R-A-G-O-Z-A - 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.