Côte d'Ivoire
/ˌkəʊt diːˈvwɑː/
"cote-d-ivoire" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Côte d'Ivoire” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The Ivory Coast, a country in West Africa.
Corpus desk
Index EN-cote-d-ivoire · Côte d'Ivoire · English
Côte d'Ivoire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Côte d'Ivoire |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˌkəʊt diːˈvwɑː/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Côte d'Ivoire” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Côte d'Ivoire is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˌkəʊt diːˈvwɑː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The Ivory Coast, a country in West Africa.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Côte d'Ivoire, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Unadapted borrowing from French Côte d'Ivoire. The correct English form is Côte d'Ivoire, spelled C-Ô-T-E- -D-'-I-V-O-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1The Ivory Coast, a country in West Africa.
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French Côte d'Ivoire.
Synonyms
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.