costillaje
[kost̪iˈʝaxe]
The verdict
“costillaje” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Conjunto de huesos llamados costillas.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | costillaje |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kost̪iˈʝaxe] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “costillaje” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
costillaje is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kost̪iˈʝaxe]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for costillaje in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is costillaje, spelled C-O-S-T-I-L-L-A-J-E.
Definition
- 1Conjunto de huesos llamados costillas.
- 2Parte del cuerpo en que van las costillas.
- 3Conjunto de las costillas o cuadernas de un buque. Este conjunto forma la parte principal del esqueleto; y aun a veces se toma por él mismo, o una voz por otra.
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.
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Using “costillaje”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-S-T-I-L-L-A-J-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kost̪iˈʝaxe] (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.