costal
/ˈkɑstl̩/adjective, noun
costal is spelled C-O-S-T-A-L: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, costal means “Pertaining to a rib” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in costal?
| Letters | 6: C-O-S-T-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,073rd 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 costal?
Costal appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd 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).
How do you pronounce costal?
- US /ˈkɑstl̩/
- UK /ˈkɒstl̩/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-costal.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of costal
- costals plural
- costales plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does costal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to a rib.
- 2
Pertaining to a costa.
- 3
Pertaining to the costa or to the wing areas next to it.
noun
- 1
Synonym of saco, a historical Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 111 L
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Costal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pertaining to a rib:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does costal come from?
From French costal and its etymon Medieval Latin costālis, from Latin costa (“rib”). As a Spanish unit, via Spanish costal. By surface analysis, costa + -al. Piecewise doublet of coastal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).