arrives

/əˈɹaɪvz/

//əˈɹaɪvz// verb

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"arrives" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“arrives” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,933. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,933
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - third-person singular simple present indicative of arrive

Corpus desk

Index EN-arrives · arrives · English

arrives · rank #5,933 · 8 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,933
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH alternate

Nearest frequency peer: alternate (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “arrives”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “arrives” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

arrives vs Aries
57% similar
arrives vs arrive
86% similar
arrives vs armies
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for arrives
PropertyValue
Headwordarrives
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/əˈɹaɪvz/
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,933
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “arrives”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).arriveslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “alternate” (#5,932), “artwork” (#5,934), “adjusted” (#5,931). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “arrives” is #5,933. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around arrives (IPA /əˈɹaɪvz/), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,933 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "third-person singular simple present indicative of arrive".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for arrives, with forms such as "arirves", "arives", and "arrievs". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Aries", "arrive", "armies", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is arrives, spelled A-R-R-I-V-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of arrive

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • arirves
  • arives
  • arrievs
  • arrivess
  • arrivse
  • arrivves
  • arrvies
  • rarives

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of arrives - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

arirves2arives1arrievs2arrivess1arrivse2arrivves1arrvies2rarives2
Edit distance from "arrives"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "arrives"?
"arrives" is spelled A-R-R-I-V-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈɹaɪvz/.
What does "arrives" mean?
As a verb, "arrives" means: third-person singular simple present indicative of arrive
What words are commonly confused with "arrives"?
"arrives" is commonly confused with "Aries", "arrive", "armies". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "arrives"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arrives" is /əˈɹaɪvz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arrives" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "arrives", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

artwork#5,934athlete#5,936closure#5,945streams#5,920

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

tends8 variantssealed8 variantscooked8 variantsfreeze8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list