apache
Spanish, noun
apache is spelled A-P-A-C-H-E (6 letters) and appears 2.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 17,890th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Apache is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “Apache” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of apachar. With an accent, apaché is a different word: “first-person singular preterite indicative of apachar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Ladrón, bandido, gángster”.
What does apache mean in English?
noun
- 1
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- 2
femininemasculinejaguarundi (Felis yagouaroundi)
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
first-person singular preterite indicative of apachar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Dicho de los miembros de un grupo de naciones indígenas del este de Arizona.
noun: 1. Ladrón, bandido, gángster.
noun: 1. Lengua hablada por los apaches.
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 apache
- apaches plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to apache
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is apache in Spanish?
apache appears 2.8 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).