achaque
Spanish, noun
achaque is spelled A-C-H-A-Q-U-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written Spanish, the 135,232nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Achaque is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “minor sickness, malady especially a cold” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of achacar. With an accent, achaqué is a different word: “first-person singular preterite indicative of achacar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Indisposición o dolencia cotidiana, especialmente las que son comunes en la vejez”.
What does achaque mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineminor sickness, malady especially a cold
- 2
masculinedefault, failing
- 3
masculinesubject, issue, topic
- 4
informalmasculineperiod, menstruation
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
first-person singular preterite indicative of achacar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Indisposición o dolencia cotidiana, especialmente las que son comunes en la vejez. 2. Malestar o indisposición de poca importancia o duración. 3. Rasgo físico o moral que se considera negativo o reprobable. 4. Sangrado mensual como consecuencia del ciclo menstrual en la mujer.
noun: 1. Antigua penalidad en dinero que se imponía en ciertas circunstancias. 2. Denuncia que alguien pone solamente para obtener dinero del acusado a cambio de no proseguir con el pleito. 3. Razón que se dice a alguien para justificar una acción u omisión. 4. Tema del que se trata o sobre el que se piensa.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of achaque
- achaques plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to achaque
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is achaque in Spanish?
achaque appears about once in every 13 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).