echar un ojo

[eˈt͡ʃaɾ ũn ˈoxo]

/[eˈt͡ʃaɾ ũn ˈoxo]/ phrase

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The verdict

“echar un ojo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cuidar de una cosa mirándola de cuando en cuando. Usado frecuentemente para encargar este cuidado.

Key facts for echar un ojo
PropertyValue
Headwordechar un ojo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[eˈt͡ʃaɾ ũn ˈoxo]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “echar un ojo” sits in Spanish frequency

echar un ojo falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

echar un ojo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [eˈt͡ʃaɾ ũn ˈoxo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cuidar de una cosa mirándola de cuando en cuando. Usado frecuentemente para encargar este cuidado.".

Zero misspellings are on record for echar un ojo in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is echar un ojo, spelled E-C-H-A-R- -U-N- -O-J-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cuidar de una cosa mirándola de cuando en cuando. Usado frecuentemente para encargar este cuidado.

Synonyms

echar una vista

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "echar un ojo"?
"echar un ojo" is spelled E-C-H-A-R- -U-N- -O-J-O. The IPA pronunciation is [eˈt͡ʃaɾ ũn ˈoxo].
What does "echar un ojo" mean?
As a phrase, "echar un ojo" means: Cuidar de una cosa mirándola de cuando en cuando. Usado frecuentemente para encargar este cuidado.
How do you pronounce "echar un ojo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "echar un ojo" is [eˈt͡ʃaɾ ũn ˈoxo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "echar un ojo" come from?
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Using “echar un ojo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is E-C-H-A-R- -U-N- -O-J-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [eˈt͡ʃaɾ ũn ˈoxo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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