costate
/ˈkɒsteɪt/adjective, noun
costate is spelled C-O-S-T-A-T-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, costate means “Having ribs, or the appearance of ribs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in costate?
| Letters | 7: C-O-S-T-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 81 million words; the 286,585th 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 costate?
Costate appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th 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 costate?
- /ˈkɒsteɪt/
As a noun (“A state in alliance with another state”): /ˈkəʊsteɪt/.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of costate
- costates plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does costate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having ribs, or the appearance of ribs.
- 2
Having one or more longitudinal ribs.
noun
- 1
A state in alliance with another state.
- 2
An equation or variable related to the state equation of an optimal control problem in a dynamical system.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does costate come from?
Borrowed from Latin costātus, from costa (“rib”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).