arribar
[ariˈβ̞aɾ]
The verdict
“arribar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #35,356. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #35,356
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7,704
- “A” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Llegar la nave al puerto en que termina su viaje.
Corpus desk
Index ES-arribar · arribar · Spanish
arribar · rank #35,356 · 9 variants · 10 confusables
- FREQ-MID #35,356
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 7,704
- PHOTO-FINISH arreglados
Nearest frequency peer: arreglados (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “arribar”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- aristócratas
aristócratas
64,648 corpus weight
- arm
arm
64,647 corpus weight
- arreglados
arreglados
64,646 corpus weight
- arribar
arribar
64,645 corpus weight
- asegurará
asegurará
64,644 corpus weight
- asemejan
asemejan
64,643 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “arribar” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | arribar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ariˈβ̞aɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #35,356 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Dónde se sitúa “arribar” en la frecuencia del español
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around arribar (IPA [ariˈβ̞aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #35,356 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for arribar, with forms such as "aribar", "arirbar", and "arrbiar". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "arribo", "arrojar", "Arribas", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is arribar, spelled A-R-R-I-B-A-R.
Definition
- 1Llegar la nave al puerto en que termina su viaje.
- 2Llegar la nave a un puerto al que tenga que dirigirse para evitar algún peligro o remediar alguna necesidad.
- 3Llegar por tierra a cualquier paraje.
- 4Convalecer, ir recobrando la salud o reponiendo la hacienda.
- 5Llegar a ver el fin de lo que se desea.
- 6Dejarse ir con el viento.
- 7Aumentar el ángulo que forma la dirección de la quilla con la del viento.
- 8Llevar, conducir.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how arribar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
«Inmediatamente después arribó en una avioneta privada el presidente electo Carlos Flores con su esposa Mary Flake de Flores y con Rafael Pineda Ponce».
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- aribar
- arirbar
- arrbiar
- arriabr
- arribarr
- arribbar
- arribra
- arrivar
- raribar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of arribar - 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "arribar", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "arribar". Here's where to go from here.
- "arribar" maps to 10 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "arribo". View pair
- 9 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #35,356 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Spanish words in the "A" letter cohort. A–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.