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arriba

arriba is Spanish for up, upstairs.

What arriba means

adv. · #346

up, upstairs

Example: Las toallas están arriba.

The towels are upstairs.

How common is it?

arriba is ranked #346 of the 500 most common Spanish words. It sits in the second half of the list: still everyday vocabulary, but you will meet it less often than the first two hundred.

Nearby on the frequency list

Words with a similar frequency to arriba — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.

• cuál — which
• aquí — here
• allí — there
• abajo — down, downstairs
• delante — in front
• detrás — behind

See all 500 most common Spanish words

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Compiled and checked by the Flipkado team · Last updated 2026-08-22