coastwise
adjective, adverb
coastwise is spelled C-O-A-S-T-W-I-S-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, coastwise means “Along the coast” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in coastwise?
| Letters | 9: C-O-A-S-T-W-I-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 152,206th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is coastwise?
Coastwise appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of coastwise
- coastways
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does coastwise mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Along the coast.
coastwise shipping
adverb
- 1
Along the coast.
The barley was shipped coastwise.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does coastwise come from?
From coast + -wise.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).