andarivel
Spanish, noun/andaɾiˈbel/
andarivel is spelled A-N-D-A-R-I-V-E-L (9 letters) and appears about once in every 27 million words in written Spanish, the 187,919th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Andarivel is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “cable ferry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Maroma tendida entre las dos orillas de un río o canal que permite a las embarcaciones menores impulsarse”.
What does andarivel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecable ferry
- 2
masculinerope bridge
- 3
masculinechairlift; ski lift
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Maroma tendida entre las dos orillas de un río o canal que permite a las embarcaciones menores impulsarse. 2. Mecanismo que se emplea en lugar de un puente para pasar ríos y hondonadas. 3. Cuerda colocada en diferentes sitios del buque, a manera de pasamano, para dar seguridad a las personas o para otros usos. 4. En las piletas de competencias de natación, cada una de las cuerdas gruesas que dividen dos carriles.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of andarivel
- andariveles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce andarivel?
- /andaɾiˈbel/
- [ãn̪.d̪a.ɾiˈβ̞el]
- [ãn̪d̪aɾiˈβ̞el]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to andarivel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is andarivel in Spanish?
andarivel appears about once in every 27 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).