How to spell coastal

hear itcoast·al/'koʊstəl/adjectiveSounds

What it means: Related to the shore.

In a sentence: We found pretty seashells along the coastal path.

The part people get wrong

Often misspelled as costal or coestel.

Same family: coastline, seacoast, coaster, coasting, coastalplain. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Coastal” comes from the noun “coast,” which traces back through French and Latin words meaning “side” or “border.” It literally describes things that are along the edge, or border, of the land and the sea.

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