costados

[kosˈt̪að̞os]

/[kosˈt̪að̞os]/ noun

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The verdict

“costados” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #17,394. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,394
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de costado.

Corpus desk

Index ES-costados · costados · Spanish

costados · rank #17,394 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,394
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH correcciones

Nearest frequency peer: correcciones (-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 “costados”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “costados” 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).

costados vs costos
75% similar
costados vs costas
75% similar
costados vs costando
75% similar

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

Key facts for costados
PropertyValue
Headwordcostados
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kosˈt̪að̞os]
Letters8
Frequency rank#17,394
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “costados”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.costadoscae 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 “correcciones” (#17,393), “Corra” (#17,392), “cumplidos” (#17,396). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “costados” va en #17,394. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around costados (IPA [kosˈt̪að̞os]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,394 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de costado.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for costados, with forms such as "ccostados", "cosatdos", and "cosstados". 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, "costos", "costas", "costando", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is costados, spelled C-O-S-T-A-D-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de costado.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccostados
  • cosatdos
  • cosstados
  • costaddos
  • costadoss
  • costadso
  • costaods
  • costdaos
  • costtados
  • cotsados
  • csotados
  • ocstados

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of costados - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccostados1cosatdos2cosstados1costaddos1costadoss1costadso2costaods2costdaos2
Edit distance from "costados"

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 "costados"?
"costados" is spelled C-O-S-T-A-D-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kosˈt̪að̞os].
What does "costados" mean?
As a noun, "costados" means: Forma del plural de costado.
What words are commonly confused with "costados"?
"costados" is commonly confused with "costos", "costas", "costando". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "costados"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "costados" is [kosˈt̪að̞os]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "costados" come from?
"costados" 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 "costados", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

debieran#17,399combinan#17,378disolver#17,413cariñoso#17,370

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

capitolio12 variantsBritish12 variantsencendió12 variantsavaricia12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list