Côte de Malabar

\kot də ma.la.baʁ\

/\kot də ma.la.baʁ\/ name

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The verdict

“Côte de Malabar” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a proper noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Portion du sud-ouest du littoral indien entre Goa et le cap Comorin.

Key facts for Côte de Malabar
PropertyValue
HeadwordCôte de Malabar
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\kot də ma.la.baʁ\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Côte de Malabar” sits in French frequency

Côte de Malabar 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for Côte de Malabar is 15 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kot də ma.la.baʁ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Portion du sud-ouest du littoral indien entre Goa et le cap Comorin.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Côte de Malabar, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Côte de Malabar, spelled C-Ô-T-E- -D-E- -M-A-L-A-B-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Portion du sud-ouest du littoral indien entre Goa et le cap Comorin.

Antonyms

Côte de Coromandel

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 de Malabar"?
"Côte de Malabar" is spelled C-Ô-T-E- -D-E- -M-A-L-A-B-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is \kot də ma.la.baʁ\.
What does "Côte de Malabar" mean?
As a proper noun, "Côte de Malabar" means: Portion du sud-ouest du littoral indien entre Goa et le cap Comorin.
How do you pronounce "Côte de Malabar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Côte de Malabar" is \kot də ma.la.baʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Côte de Malabar" come from?
"Côte de Malabar" 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 de Malabar”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-Ô-T-E- -D-E- -M-A-L-A-B-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kot də ma.la.baʁ\ (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list