orillar
Spanish, verb/oɾiˈʝaɾ/
orillar is spelled O-R-I-L-L-A-R (7 letters) and appears about once in every 37 million words in written Spanish, the 217,717th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Orillar is a Spanish verb meaning “to pull over (to the side of a road, etc.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Concluir, arreglar, ordenar, desenredar un apunto”.
What does orillar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to pull over (to the side of a road, etc.)
- 2
to fix, solve
- 3
to avoid, skirt
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Concluir, arreglar, ordenar, desenredar un apunto. 2. Eludir. 3. Aproximarse. 4. Dicho de un conductor: moverse hacia un lado de la calle o carretera y detenerse.
verb: 1. Llegarse o Arrimarse a las orillas. 2. Dejar orillas al paño o a otra tela. 3. Guarnecer la orilla de una tela o ropa.
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 orillar
- orillo first-person present singular
- orillé first-person preterite singular
- orillado participle past
- orillando gerund
- orillada feminine participle past
- orillados masculine participle past
- orilladas feminine participle past
- orillas indicative informal present
- orillás indicative informal present
- orilla indicative present singular
- orillamos first-person indicative plural
- orilláis indicative plural present
- orillan indicative plural present
- orillaba first-person imperfect indicative
- orillabas imperfect indicative second-person
- orillábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- orillabais imperfect indicative plural
- orillaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce orillar?
- /oɾiˈʝaɾ/
- [o.ɾiˈʝaɾ]
- [oɾiˈʝaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is orillar in Spanish?
orillar appears about once in every 37 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).