arpa
Spanish, noun/ˈaɾpa/
arpa is spelled A-R-P-A (4 letters) and appears 1.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 24,044th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Arpa is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “harp (musical instrument)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Instrumento de cuerda pulsada, sin mástil, en que las cuerdas entran directamente en la caja de resonancia a…”.
What does arpa mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineharp (musical instrument)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Instrumento de cuerda pulsada, sin mástil, en que las cuerdas entran directamente en la caja de resonancia a través de orificios practicados en ella. Esto distingue al arpa de otros instrumentos de cuerda como los laúdes en que las cuerdas se apoyan sobre un puente que transmite la vibración a la tapa superior de la caja. 2. Caballo en mal estado, flaco y débil.
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 arpa
- arpas plural
- harpa alternative rare
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce arpa?
- /ˈaɾpa/
- [ˈaɾ.pa]
- [ˈaɾpa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to arpa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is arpa in Spanish?
arpa appears 1.8 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).