viva
Spanish, verb
viva is spelled V-I-V-A (4 letters) and appears 55 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,576th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Viva is a Spanish verb meaning “third-person singular present indicative” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of vivo. With an accent, vivá is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of vivar”.
What does viva mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of vivo
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
- 3
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 4
third-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
second-person singular voseo imperative of vivar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. Expresa regocijo y se usa para celebrar algo o festejar a alguien. 2. Relacionado a lo anterior, se usa para responder a ¡viva la patria!
noun: 1. Aplauso o manifestación de celebración y júbilo.
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 viva
- vivas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to viva
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is viva in Spanish?
viva appears 55 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).