Costa de Marfil

[ˈkost̪a ð̞e maɾˈfil]

/[ˈkost̪a ð̞e maɾˈfil]/ phrase

The verdict

“Costa de Marfil” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - País de África occidental. Limita al sur con el golfo de Guinea, al oeste con Liberia y Guinea, al norte con Malí y Burkina Faso y al este con Ghana.

Key facts for Costa de Marfil
PropertyValue
HeadwordCosta de Marfil
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈkost̪a ð̞e maɾˈfil]
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Costa de Marfil” sits in Spanish frequency

Costa de Marfil falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Costa de Marfil is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈkost̪a ð̞e maɾˈfil]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "País de África occidental. Limita al sur con el golfo de Guinea, al oeste con Liberia y Guinea, al norte con Malí y Burkina Faso y al este con Ghana.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Costa de Marfil, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is Costa de Marfil, spelled C-O-S-T-A- -D-E- -M-A-R-F-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    País de África occidental. Limita al sur con el golfo de Guinea, al oeste con Liberia y Guinea, al norte con Malí y Burkina Faso y al este con Ghana.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Costa de Marfil"?
"Costa de Marfil" is spelled C-O-S-T-A- -D-E- -M-A-R-F-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkost̪a ð̞e maɾˈfil].
What does "Costa de Marfil" mean?
As a phrase, "Costa de Marfil" means: País de África occidental. Limita al sur con el golfo de Guinea, al oeste con Liberia y Guinea, al norte con Malí y Burkina Faso y al este con Ghana.
How do you pronounce "Costa de Marfil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Costa de Marfil" is [ˈkost̪a ð̞e maɾˈfil]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Costa de Marfil" come from?
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Using “Costa de Marfil”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-S-T-A- -D-E- -M-A-R-F-I-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkost̪a ð̞e maɾˈfil] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list