arriba
Spanish, adverb
arriba is spelled A-R-R-I-B-A (6 letters) and appears 117 times per million words in written Spanish, the 737th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Arriba is a Spanish adverb meaning “above, over” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of arribar. With an accent, arribá is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of arribar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “En lugar superior o anterior”.
What does arriba mean in English?
adverb
- 1
above, over
- 2
up; uphill; upstream; upstairs
Todavía está arriba.
interjection
- 1
come on!
- 2
hurray for (someone)!
- 3
up with
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
second-person singular voseo imperative of arribar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. En lugar superior o anterior. 2. En los escritos, antes o antecedentemente.
interjection: 1. Se emplea para excitar a alguien a que suba, se levante o se anime.
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.
English words that translate to arriba
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is arriba in Spanish?
arriba appears 117 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).