# arrival

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈɹaɪ.vl̩/ · frequency rank #3,347

## Definitions
1. The act of arriving (reaching a certain place).
2. The fact of reaching a particular point in time.
3. The fact of beginning to occur; the initial phase of something.
4. The attainment of an objective, especially as a result of effort.
5. A person who has arrived; a thing that has arrived.

## Etymology
From Middle English arivaile, arivaille, arrival, arryvaile, arryvaylle, aryvayle, aryvaylle, from Middle French arrivaille, from arriver; equivalent to arrive + -al.

## Easily confused with
- **arrive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arrival-vs-arrive)
- **atrial** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arrival-vs-atrial)
- **arrived** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arrival-vs-arrived)
- **arrives** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arrival-vs-arrives)
- **arrivals** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arrival-vs-arrivals)
- **aerial** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aerial-vs-arrival)
- **archival** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/archival-vs-arrival)

## Common misspellings (8)
`arirval`, `arival`, `arriavl`, `arrivall`, `arrivla`, `arrivval`, `arrvial`, `rarival`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/arrival