arrivederci

/əˌɹiːvəˈdɛətʃi/

//əˌɹiːvəˈdɛətʃi// intj

"arrivederci" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“arrivederci” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - farewell, goodbye, see you later (non-definitive farewell)

Corpus desk

Index EN-arrivederci · arrivederci · English

arrivederci · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for arrivederci
PropertyValue
Headwordarrivederci
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechInterjection
IPA/əˌɹiːvəˈdɛətʃi/
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “arrivederci” in English

arrivedercisits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

arrivederci is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed /əˌɹiːvəˈdɛətʃi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

  1. 1
    farewell, 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "arrivederci"?
"arrivederci" is spelled A-R-R-I-V-E-D-E-R-C-I. The IPA pronunciation is /əˌɹiːvəˈdɛətʃi/.
What does "arrivederci" mean?
As an interjection, "arrivederci" means: farewell, goodbye, see you later (non-definitive farewell)
How do you pronounce "arrivederci"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arrivederci" is /əˌɹiːvəˈdɛətʃi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "arrivederci"?
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 vede... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list