arriba

\a.ˈri.ba\

/\a.ˈri.ba\/ adv

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The verdict

“arriba” is uncommon French (frequency #99,878 among 6,727 “A” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,878
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Au-dessus.

Corpus desk

Index FR-arriba · arriba · French

arriba · rank #99,878 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,878
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH arquée

Nearest frequency peer: arquée (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangs de longue queue près de « arriba »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « arriba » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for arriba
PropertyValue
Headwordarriba
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\a.ˈri.ba\
Letters6
Frequency rank#99,878
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « arriba » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.arribatombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « arquée » (#99,877), « Arrien » (#99,879), « aristos » (#99,876). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « arriba » est au #99,878. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

arriba is uncommon French at frequency #99,878 among 6,727 “A” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a.ˈri.ba\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for arriba in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is arriba, spelled A-R-R-I-B-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Au-dessus.
  2. 2
    En haut.
  3. 3
    Ci-dessus.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "arriba"?
"arriba" is spelled A-R-R-I-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ˈri.ba\.
What does "arriba" mean?
As an adverb, "arriba" means: Au-dessus.
How do you pronounce "arriba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arriba" is \a.ˈri.ba\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arriba" come from?
"arriba" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "arriba", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

arquée#99,877Arrien#99,879angely#99,858ballin#99,899

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list