mano sobre mano
[ˈmano ˈsoβ̞ɾe ˈmano]
The verdict
“mano sobre 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
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ociosamente, sin hacer nada.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mano sobre mano |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈmano ˈsoβ̞ɾe ˈmano] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mano sobre mano” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for mano sobre mano is 15 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmano ˈsoβ̞ɾe 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: "Ociosamente, sin hacer nada.".
mano sobre mano doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is mano sobre mano, spelled M-A-N-O- -S-O-B-R-E- -M-A-N-O.
Definition
- 1Ociosamente, sin hacer nada.
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 sobre mano”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-N-O- -S-O-B-R-E- -M-A-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmano ˈsoβ̞ɾe ˈmano] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.