mano de obra
[ˈmano ð̞e ˈoβ̞ɾa]
The verdict
“mano de obra” 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
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Trabajo manual que se emplea para hacer una obra, independiente de los materiales y de la traza y dirección.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mano de obra |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈmano ð̞e ˈoβ̞ɾa] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mano de obra” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for mano de obra is 12 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmano ð̞e ˈoβ̞ɾa]. 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: "Trabajo manual que se emplea para hacer una obra, independiente de los materiales y de la traza y dirección.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for mano de obra, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is mano de obra, spelled M-A-N-O- -D-E- -O-B-R-A.
Definition
- 1Trabajo manual que se emplea para hacer una obra, independiente de los materiales y de la traza y dirección.
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 “mano de obra”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-N-O- -D-E- -O-B-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmano ð̞e ˈoβ̞ɾa] (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.