# costal

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈkɑstl̩/ · frequency rank #46,995

## Definitions
1. Pertaining to a rib.
2. Pertaining to a costa.
3. Pertaining to a costa.

## Etymology
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.

## Easily confused with
- **costs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/costal-vs-costs)
- **cotta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/costal-vs-cotta)
- **costly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/costal-vs-costly)
- **crystal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/costal-vs-crystal)
- **cost** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cost-vs-costal)
- **coal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coal-vs-costal)
- **costa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/costa-vs-costal)
- **coral** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coral-vs-costal)
- **casual** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casual-vs-costal)
- **corral** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corral-vs-costal)
- **coastal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coastal-vs-costal)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ccostal`, `cosatl`, `cosstal`, `costall`, `costla`, `costtal`, `cotsal`, `csotal`, `ocstal`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/costal