Côte d’Ivoire

\kot d‿i.vwaʁ\

/\kot d‿i.vwaʁ\/ name

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The verdict

“Côte d’Ivoire” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pays d’Afrique occidentale, bordé au Nord par le Mali et le Burkina Faso, à l’Est par le Ghana, au Sud par l’océan Atlantique, et le Libéria et la Guinée à l’Ouest. Sa capitale est Yamoussoukro.

Key facts for Côte d’Ivoire
PropertyValue
HeadwordCôte d’Ivoire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\kot d‿i.vwaʁ\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Côte d’Ivoire” sits in French frequency

Côte d’Ivoire falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Côte d’Ivoire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \kot d‿i.vwaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pays d’Afrique occidentale, bordé au Nord par le Mali et le Burkina Faso, à l’Est par le Ghana, au Sud par l’océan Atlantique, et le Libéria et la Guinée à l’Ouest. Sa capitale est Yamoussoukro.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Côte d’Ivoire in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Côte d’Ivoire, spelled C-Ô-T-E- -D-’-I-V-O-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pays d’Afrique occidentale, bordé au Nord par le Mali et le Burkina Faso, à l’Est par le Ghana, au Sud par l’océan Atlantique, et le Libéria et la Guinée à l’Ouest. Sa capitale est Yamoussoukro.

Synonyms

Côte des DentsCôte des mal gensCôte d’YvoireÉburnieRépublique de Côte d’Ivoire

This word in other languages

Côte d’Ivoire(English)Costa de Marfil(Español)Elfenbeinküste(Deutsch)

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 "Côte d’Ivoire"?
"Côte d’Ivoire" is spelled C-Ô-T-E- -D-’-I-V-O-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kot d‿i.vwaʁ\.
What does "Côte d’Ivoire" mean?
As a proper noun, "Côte d’Ivoire" means: Pays d’Afrique occidentale, bordé au Nord par le Mali et le Burkina Faso, à l’Est par le Ghana, au Sud par l’océan Atlantique, et le Libéria et la Guinée à l’Ouest. Sa capitale est Yamoussoukro.
How do you pronounce "Côte d’Ivoire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Côte d’Ivoire" is \kot d‿i.vwaʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Côte d’Ivoire" come from?
"Côte d’Ivoire" is a French 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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Using “Côte d’Ivoire”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-Ô-T-E- -D-’-I-V-O-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kot d‿i.vwaʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list