archrival
/ɑː(ɹ)t͡ʃˈɹaɪvəl/noun
archrival is spelled A-R-C-H-R-I-V-A-L: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, archrival means “A chief rival” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of archrival is archrivals.
How many letters and syllables are in archrival?
| Letters | 9: A-R-C-H-R-I-V-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 87,317th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is archrival?
Archrival appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce archrival?
- /ɑː(ɹ)t͡ʃˈɹaɪvəl/
Archrival has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with archrival
Also written: arch-rival (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of archrival
- archrivals plural
- arch rival
- arch-rival
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does archrival mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A chief rival.
The New York Yankees are playing their archrival the Boston Red Sox tonight.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Archrival in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense chief rival:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Erzrivale, Erzrivalin |
| Portuguese | arquirrival |
| Spanish | archirrival |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does archrival come from?
From arch- + rival.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).