arrimar

[ariˈmaɾ]

/[ariˈmaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“arrimar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #65,136 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,136
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acercar mucho una cosa a otra hasta dejarlas juntas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-arrimar · arrimar · Spanish

arrimar · rank #65,136 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,136
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH arribado

Nearest frequency peer: arribado (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “arrimar”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “arrimar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for arrimar
PropertyValue
Headwordarrimar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ariˈmaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#65,136
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “arrimar” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.arrimarcae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “arribado” (#65,135), “atacará” (#65,137), “Arregui” (#65,134). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “arrimar” va en #65,136. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

arrimar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #65,136 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ariˈmaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for arrimar, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is arrimar, spelled A-R-R-I-M-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acercar mucho una cosa a otra hasta dejarlas juntas.
  2. 2
    Con nombres expresivos de cosas materiales: Dejar o abandonar la profesión, ejercicio, etc., simbolizados por ellas.
  3. 3
    Arrinconar, apartar, ignorar.
  4. 4
    Dicho de un golpe: Dar.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how arrimar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. … mi amigo se arrima bajo mi ventana y permanece allí, velando mi sueño, hasta el amanecer.
  2. Arrimar un puntapié, un bofetón.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "arrimar"?
"arrimar" is spelled A-R-R-I-M-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ariˈmaɾ].
What does "arrimar" mean?
As a verb, "arrimar" means: Acercar mucho una cosa a otra hasta dejarlas juntas.
How do you pronounce "arrimar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arrimar" is [ariˈmaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arrimar" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "arrimar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list