arriba
[aˈriβ̞a]
The verdict
“arriba” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #736 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #736
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - En lugar superior o anterior.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | arriba |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [aˈriβ̞a] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #736 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “arriba” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for arriba is 6 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈriβ̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #736 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for arriba, with forms such as "ariba", "arirba", and "arrbia". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Aruba", "arroja", "arribo", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is arriba, spelled A-R-R-I-B-A.
Definition
- 1En lugar superior o anterior.
- 2En los escritos, antes o antecedentemente.
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ariba,arirba,arrbia,arriab,arribba,arriva,rariba
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of arriba - 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.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “arriba”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-R-R-I-B-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aˈriβ̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Aruba” - see the side-by-side comparison. arriba vs Aruba
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.