orilla
Spanish, noun
orilla is spelled O-R-I-L-L-A (6 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written Spanish, the 6,155th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Orilla is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “shore, bank (of a watercourse)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of orillar. With an accent, orillá is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of orillar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Lugar en el que se acaba una superficie”.
What does orilla mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineshore, bank (of a watercourse)
- 2
feminineedge, border
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
second-person singular voseo imperative of orillar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Lugar en el que se acaba una superficie. 2. Lugar en que se acaba la tierra y limita con el agua de mares o ríos. 3. En ausencia de acera, borde de la calle que se destina al tránsito peatonal. 4. Borde que refuerza o adorna una tela o tejido.
noun: 1. Viento fresco y de poca intensidad. 2. Condición o estado atmosférico.
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.
Forms of orilla
- orillas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to orilla
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is orilla in Spanish?
orilla appears 12 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).