costarriqueño

[kost̪ariˈkeɲo]

/[kost̪ariˈkeɲo]/ adj

The verdict

“costarriqueño” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Originario, relativo a, o propio de Costa Rica.

Corpus desk

Index ES-costarriqueno · costarriqueño · Spanish

costarriqueño · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for costarriqueño
PropertyValue
Headwordcostarriqueño
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kost̪ariˈkeɲo]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “costarriqueño” en español

costarriqueñono entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

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

Rare enough to double-check

costarriqueño is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kost̪ariˈkeɲo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Originario, relativo a, o propio de Costa Rica.".

Zero misspellings are on record for costarriqueño in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 costarriqueño, spelled C-O-S-T-A-R-R-I-Q-U-E-Ñ-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Originario, relativo a, o propio de Costa Rica.

Synonyms

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 "costarriqueño"?
"costarriqueño" is spelled C-O-S-T-A-R-R-I-Q-U-E-Ñ-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kost̪ariˈkeɲo].
What does "costarriqueño" mean?
As an adjective, "costarriqueño" means: Originario, relativo a, o propio de Costa Rica.
How do you pronounce "costarriqueño"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "costarriqueño" is [kost̪ariˈkeɲo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "costarriqueño" come from?
"costarriqueño" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list