Ivory Coast
/ˈaɪvəɹi ˈkoʊst/
"ivory-coast" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Ivory Coast” 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
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A country in West Africa. Official names: Republic of Côte d'Ivoire and Côte d'Ivoire.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ivory Coast |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈaɪvəɹi ˈkoʊst/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ivory Coast” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Ivory Coast is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈaɪvəɹi ˈkoʊst/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A country in West Africa. Official names: Republic of Côte d'Ivoire and Côte d'Ivoire.".
Zero misspellings are on record for Ivory Coast in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Calque of French Côte d'Ivoire. The correct English form is Ivory Coast, spelled I-V-O-R-Y- -C-O-A-S-T.
Definition
- 1A country in West Africa. Official names: Republic of Côte d'Ivoire and Côte d'Ivoire.
Etymology
Calque of French Côte d'Ivoire.
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.
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Using “Ivory Coast”
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- The one correct English spelling is I-V-O-R-Y- -C-O-A-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈaɪvəɹi ˈkoʊst/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.