arrivederci
/əˌɹiːvəˈdɛətʃi/
"arrivederci" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“arrivederci” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as an interjection - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - farewell, goodbye, see you later (non-definitive farewell)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | arrivederci |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | /əˌɹiːvəˈdɛətʃi/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “arrivederci” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for arrivederci is 11 letters long, classified as an interjection, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /əˌɹiːvəˈdɛətʃi/. 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: "farewell, goodbye, see you later (non-definitive farewell)".
No generated misspelling entries exist for arrivederci in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Italian arrivederci (“goodbye”), from a (“to”) with rivederci (“to see each other again”), from the infinitive rivedersi (“to see each other again, to meet again”), from ri- (“re-”) with the infinitive vedersi (“to see each other”), from vedere (“to se… The correct English form is arrivederci, spelled A-R-R-I-V-E-D-E-R-C-I.
Definition
- 1farewell, goodbye, see you later (non-definitive farewell)
Etymology
From Italian arrivederci (“goodbye”), from a (“to”) with rivederci (“to see each other again”), from the infinitive rivedersi (“to see each other again, to meet again”), from ri- (“re-”) with the infinitive vedersi (“to see each other”), from vedere (“to see”) with the variable pronoun si (“oneself; one another”).
Synonyms
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.
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Using “arrivederci”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-R-R-I-V-E-D-E-R-C-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /əˌɹiːvəˈdɛətʃi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.