echar una mano
[eˈt͡ʃaɾ ˈuna ˈmano]
The verdict
“echar una mano” 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.
Corpus desk
Index ES-echar-una-mano · echar una mano · Spanish
echar una mano · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 una mano |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [eˈt͡ʃaɾ ˈuna ˈmano] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “echar una mano” en español
Rare enough to double-check
echar una mano is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [eˈt͡ʃaɾ ˈuna ˈmano]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how echar una mano appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
¡Hola! Tengo una consulta, ¿cómo se escribe Marta en árabe? […] Agradecería mucho si me echaran una mano respondiendo a mi consulta. ¡Gracias de antemano!
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.