Ivorian
/aɪˈvɔːɹiən/noun, adjective
Ivorian is spelled I-V-O-R-I-A-N: 7 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,738th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Ivorian means “A person from Côte d'Ivoire or of Ivorian descent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Ivorian is Ivorians.
How many letters and syllables are in Ivorian?
| Letters | 7: I-V-O-R-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 51,738th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Ivorian?
Ivorian appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,738th 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 Ivorian?
- /aɪˈvɔːɹiən/
Ivorian has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Ivorian.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Ivorian
- Ivorians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Ivorian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person from Côte d'Ivoire or of Ivorian descent.
adjective
- 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Côte d'Ivoire or the Ivorian people.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ivorian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Ivoirien, Ivoirienne , ivoirien |
| German | Ivorer, Ivorerin , ivorisch |
| Portuguese | marfinense, costa-marfinense |
| Spanish | marfileño, marfileña |
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 Ivorian come from?
From Ivory (Coast) + -ian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).