arriver

\a.ʁi.ve\

/\a.ʁi.ve\/ verb

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The verdict

“arriver” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #839. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#839
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Parvenir à destination.

Corpus desk

Index FR-arriver · arriver · French

arriver · rank #839 · 8 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #839
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH arrivée

Nearest frequency peer: arrivée (+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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “arriver”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “arriver” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

arriver vs arrivés
71% similar
arriver vs arrivez
86% similar
arriver vs arroser
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for arriver
PropertyValue
Headwordarriver
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\a.ʁi.ve\
Letters7
Frequency rank#839
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “arriver” se place dans la fréquence du français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).arriverse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « arrivée » (#840), « and » (#837), « coeur » (#841). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around arriver (IPA \a.ʁi.ve\), averb. Corpus frequency is #839 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for arriver, with forms such as "arirver", "ariver", and "arrievr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "arrivés", "arrivez", "arroser", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is arriver, spelled A-R-R-I-V-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Parvenir à destination.
  2. 2
    Réussir.
  3. 3
    Survenir, se produire.
  4. 4
    Être sur le point de survenir.
  5. 5
    Atteindre une étape dans l’exécution d’une tâche, dans le temps.
  6. 6
    Se rendre jusqu'à un point donné.
  7. 7
    Aboutir dans une tentative.
  8. 8
    Venir ; s’approcher.
  9. 9
    Devenir riche, de haut niveau social.
  10. 10
    Aborder, approcher de la rive.
  11. 11
    Se dit d’un bâtiment qui se dirige, qui vient sur un autre.
  12. 12
    S'écarter du lit du vent.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how arriver appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Soudain retentit un bruit lourd de roues ; et quelques moments après, on vint nous dire que la guillotine était arrivée. Nous nous jetâmes tous dans la rue, comme réjouis.
  2. Quelquefois, lorsque j’arrive, je préviens qu’on envoie une voiture me chercher à la gare ; souvent je ne préviens pas […]

Synonyms

atteindreréussirparvenir

This word in other languages

arrive(English)llegar(Español)ankommen(Deutsch)chegar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • arirver
  • ariver
  • arrievr
  • arriverr
  • arrivre
  • arrivver
  • arrvier
  • rariver

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of arriver - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

arirver2ariver1arrievr2arriverr1arrivre2arrivver1arrvier2rariver2
Edit distance from "arriver"

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 "arriver"?
"arriver" is spelled A-R-R-I-V-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ʁi.ve\.
What does "arriver" mean?
As a verb, "arriver" means: Parvenir à destination.
What words are commonly confused with "arriver"?
"arriver" is commonly confused with "arrivés", "arrivez", "arroser". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "arriver"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arriver" is \a.ʁi.ve\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arriver" come from?
"arriver" 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 "arriver", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

arrivée#840Version#836mission#848matière#825

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

devoir8 variantsdouble8 variantsSport8 variantssoirée8 variants

What to do next

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  • "arriver" maps to 16 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "arrivés". View pair
  • 8 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #839 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "A" letter cohort. A–Z browse

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list