costado

[kosˈt̪að̞o]

/[kosˈt̪að̞o]/ noun

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The verdict

“costado” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,694. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,694
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cada una de las dos partes laterales del cuerpo humano, a la izquierda y la derecha, entre el pecho y la espalda, desde el hombro hasta la cadera.

Corpus desk

Index ES-costado · costado · Spanish

costado · rank #4,694 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,694
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cuartos

Nearest frequency peer: cuartos (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “costado”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “costado” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

costado vs costo
71% similar
costado vs costas
71% similar
costado vs costar
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for costado
PropertyValue
Headwordcostado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kosˈt̪að̞o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,694
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “costado”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.costadocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “cuartos” (#4,695), “conoció” (#4,692), “cómodo” (#4,696). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “costado” va en #4,694. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around costado (IPA [kosˈt̪að̞o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,694 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for costado, with forms such as "ccostado", "cosatdo", and "cosstado". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "costo", "costas", "costar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is costado, spelled C-O-S-T-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cada una de las dos partes laterales del cuerpo humano, a la izquierda y la derecha, entre el pecho y la espalda, desde el hombro hasta la cadera.
  2. 2
    Parte izquierda o derecha de una cosa, parte lateral.
  3. 3
    Cada parte que limita algo en cualquier dirección.
  4. 4
    Lugar inmediato a algo, cerca de sus límites o bordes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how costado appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Una puntada en el costado izquierdo.
  2. La puerta del auto por el costado del chofer.

Synonyms

ladolado

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccostado
  • cosatdo
  • cosstado
  • costaddo
  • costaod
  • costdao
  • costtado
  • cotsado
  • csotado
  • ocstado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of costado - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccostado1cosatdo2cosstado1costaddo1costaod2costdao2costtado1cotsado2
Edit distance from "costado"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "costado"?
"costado" is spelled C-O-S-T-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kosˈt̪að̞o].
What does "costado" mean?
As a noun, "costado" means: Cada una de las dos partes laterales del cuerpo humano, a la izquierda y la derecha, entre el pecho y la espalda, desde el hombro hasta la cadera.
What words are commonly confused with "costado"?
"costado" is commonly confused with "costo", "costas", "costar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "costado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "costado" is [kosˈt̪að̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "costado" come from?
"costado" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "costado", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cuartos#4,695conoció#4,692dirigió#4,701blancas#4,681

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

europeas10 variantsaprendí10 variantsimponer10 variantsvirtud10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list