riba
Spanish, noun/ˈriba/
riba is spelled R-I-B-A (4 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 49,460th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Riba is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “shore; shoreline” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Terreno inmediatamente adyacente a un curso o espejo de agua”.
What does riba mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineobsoleteshore; shoreline
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Terreno inmediatamente adyacente a un curso o espejo de agua. 2. Por extensión, el terreno inclinado que se eleva junto a la riba₁
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 riba
- ribas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce riba?
- /ˈriba/
- [ˈri.β̞a]
- [ˈriβ̞a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to riba
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is riba in Spanish?
riba appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).