mano de obra
[ˈmano ð̞e ˈoβ̞ɾa]
The verdict
“mano de obra” 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 September 3, 2026) - Trabajo manual que se emplea para hacer una obra, independiente de los materiales y de la traza y dirección.
Corpus desk
Index ES-mano-de-obra · mano de obra · Spanish
mano de obra · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | 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) |
Cola larga: rango de “mano de obra” en español
Rare enough to double-check
mano de obra is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈmano ð̞e ˈoβ̞ɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.