arribar
[ariˈβ̞aɾ]
The verdict
“arribar” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #35,356 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #35,356
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Llegar la nave al puerto en que termina su viaje.
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) |
Where “arribar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for arribar is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ariˈβ̞aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #35,356 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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.
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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Using “arribar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-R-R-I-B-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ariˈβ̞aɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “arribo” - see the side-by-side comparison. arribar vs arribo
- 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.