echar un cable
[eˈt͡ʃaɾ ũŋ ˈkaβ̞le]
The verdict
“echar un cable” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ayudar a sacar a alguien de una mala situación, de un apuro.
Corpus desk
Index ES-echar-un-cable · echar un cable · Spanish
echar un cable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | echar un cable |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [eˈt͡ʃaɾ ũŋ ˈkaβ̞le] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “echar un cable” en español
Rare enough to double-check
echar un cable is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [eˈt͡ʃaɾ ũŋ ˈkaβ̞le]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ayudar a sacar a alguien de una mala situación, de un apuro.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for echar un cable in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is echar un cable, spelled E-C-H-A-R- -U-N- -C-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Ayudar a sacar a alguien de una mala situación, de un apuro.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how echar un cable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
De Francia, salvo París conocía más bien poco. Laura debió darse cuenta que estaba muy perdido y me echó un cable
Synonyms
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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.