afeite
Spanish, noun
afeite is spelled A-F-E-I-T-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish, the 87,581st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Afeite is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “make-up, cosmetics” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of afeitar. With an accent, afeité is a different word: “first-person singular preterite indicative of afeitar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Elemento para dar buena apariencia, adornar, aderezar, arreglar o componer el modo en que algo se ve; proceso…”.
What does afeite mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemake-up, cosmetics
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
first-person singular preterite indicative of afeitar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Elemento para dar buena apariencia, adornar, aderezar, arreglar o componer el modo en que algo se ve; proceso y resultado de dar este tipo de apariencia. 2. Cosmético.
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 afeite
- afeites plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to afeite
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is afeite in Spanish?
afeite appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).