costela

/kuʃ.ˈtɛ.lɐ/

//kuʃ.ˈtɛ.lɐ// noun

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The verdict

“costela” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #16,721. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,721
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ossos longos e achatados que ligam a coluna dorsal ao esterno, formando a caixa torácica

Corpus desk

Index PT-costela · costela · Portuguese

costela · rank #16,721 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,721
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH coquetel

Nearest frequency peer: coquetel (-4 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “costela”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “costela” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

costela vs costura
71% similar
costela vs costa
71% similar
costela vs castelo
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for costela
PropertyValue
Headwordcostela
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kuʃ.ˈtɛ.lɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#16,721
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “costela”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).costelacai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “coquetel” (#16,717), “cook” (#16,716), “derreter” (#16,728). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “costela” fica em #16,721. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around costela (IPA /kuʃ.ˈtɛ.lɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,721 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for costela, with forms such as "ccostela", "cosetla", and "cosstela". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "costura", "costa", "castelo", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is costela, spelled C-O-S-T-E-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ossos longos e achatados que ligam a coluna dorsal ao esterno, formando a caixa torácica
  2. 2
    armadilha para caçar pássaros

Synonyms

costelame

This word in other languages

rib(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccostela
  • cosetla
  • cosstela
  • costeal
  • costella
  • costlea
  • costtela
  • cotsela
  • csotela
  • ocstela

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of costela - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccostela1cosetla2cosstela1costeal2costella1costlea2costtela1cotsela2
Edit distance from "costela"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "costela"?
"costela" is spelled C-O-S-T-E-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is /kuʃ.ˈtɛ.lɐ/.
What does "costela" mean?
As a noun, "costela" means: ossos longos e achatados que ligam a coluna dorsal ao esterno, formando a caixa torácica
What words are commonly confused with "costela"?
"costela" is commonly confused with "costura", "costa", "castelo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "costela"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "costela" is /kuʃ.ˈtɛ.lɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "costela" come from?
"costela" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "costela", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

budismo#16,695enxofre#16,750bandeja#16,688espinho#16,755

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

derreter10 variantsfeeling10 variantsjacinto10 variantslágrima10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list