echar una mano
[eˈt͡ʃaɾ ˈuna ˈmano]
The verdict
“echar una mano” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ayudar.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | echar una mano |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [eˈt͡ʃaɾ ˈuna ˈmano] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “echar una mano” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for echar una mano is 14 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [eˈt͡ʃaɾ ˈuna ˈmano]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Ayudar.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for echar una mano, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is echar una mano, spelled E-C-H-A-R- -U-N-A- -M-A-N-O.
Definition
- 1Ayudar.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “echar una mano”
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-A- -M-A-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [eˈt͡ʃaɾ ˈuna ˈmano] (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.