apretón de manos
[apɾeˈt̪õn̪ d̪e ˈmanos]
The verdict
“apretón de manos” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción de apretarse las manos como muestra de saludo o deferencia.
Corpus desk
Index ES-apreton-de-manos · apretón de manos · Spanish
apretón de manos · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | apretón de manos |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [apɾeˈt̪õn̪ d̪e ˈmanos] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “apretón de manos” en español
Rare enough to double-check
apretón de manos is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [apɾeˈt̪õn̪ d̪e ˈmanos]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Acción de apretarse las manos como muestra de saludo o deferencia.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for apretón de manos, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is apretón de manos, spelled A-P-R-E-T-Ó-N- -D-E- -M-A-N-O-S.
Definition
- 1Acción de apretarse las manos como muestra de saludo o deferencia.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how apretón de manos appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
María Casares y Enrique se apretaron la mano. Y los dos debieron pensar: "las despedidas acercan"
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.