bocarriba
Spanish, adverb[bokaˈriβ̞a]
bocarriba is spelled B-O-C-A-R-R-I-B-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 20 million words in written Spanish, the 165,375th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bocarriba is a Spanish adverb meaning “alternative spelling of boca arriba” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Con la espalda hacia abajo”.
What does bocarriba mean in English?
adverb
- 1
alternative spelling of boca arriba
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. Con la espalda hacia abajo. 2. Con la superficie principal hacia arriba.
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.
How do you pronounce bocarriba?
- [bokaˈriβ̞a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is bocarriba in Spanish?
bocarriba appears about once in every 20 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).