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 September 3, 2026) - A country in West Africa. Official names: Republic of Côte d'Ivoire and Côte d'Ivoire.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ivory-coast · Ivory Coast · English
Ivory Coast · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" 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 | Ivory Coast |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈaɪvəɹi ˈkoʊst/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Ivory Coast” in English
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Ivory Coast appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In a continent with a long history of ethnic strife, the Ivory Coast has maintained an open immigration policy.
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.