Costa Rican
"costa-rican" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Costa Rican” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A person from Costa Rica or of Costa Rican descent.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Costa Rican |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Costa Rican” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Costa Rican is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A person from Costa Rica or of Costa Rican descent.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Costa Rican, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Costa Rica + -an. The correct English form is Costa Rican, spelled C-O-S-T-A- -R-I-C-A-N.
Definition
- 1A person from Costa Rica or of Costa Rican descent.
Etymology
From Costa Rica + -an.
This word in other languages
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 “Costa Rican”
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- The one correct English spelling is C-O-S-T-A- -R-I-C-A-N - 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.