costillar
[kost̪iˈʝaɾ]
The verdict
“costillar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #79,018 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,018
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Conjunto de huesos llamados costillas.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | costillar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kost̪iˈʝaɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #79,018 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “costillar” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
costillar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #79,018 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kost̪iˈʝaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for costillar, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is costillar, spelled C-O-S-T-I-L-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1Conjunto de huesos llamados costillas.
- 2Parte del cuerpo en que van las costillas.
- 3Conjunto de las costillas o cuadernas de un buque, que forma la parte principal del esqueleto y a veces se toma por él mismo, o una voz por otra.
- 4Tipo de baile folclórico o tradicional de Chile, muy practicado en Chiloé.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “costillar”
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-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kost̪iˈʝaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.