mano sobre mano
[ˈmano ˈsoβ̞ɾe ˈmano]
The verdict
“mano sobre 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
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ociosamente, sin hacer nada.
Corpus desk
Index ES-mano-sobre-mano · mano sobre mano · Spanish
mano sobre mano · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 sobre mano |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈmano ˈsoβ̞ɾe ˈmano] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “mano sobre mano” en español
Rare enough to double-check
mano sobre mano is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈmano ˈsoβ̞ɾe ˈmano]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how mano sobre mano appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
puedo decir que rara vez estaba mano sobre mano, sino que repartía mi tiempo dependiendo de mis tareas diarias.
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.