compadre
Spanish, noun
compadre is spelled C-O-M-P-A-D-R-E (8 letters) and appears 4.0 times per million words in written Spanish, the 14,075th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Compadre is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “godfather of one's child” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of compadrar. With an accent, compadré is a different word: “first-person singular preterite indicative of compadrar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Padrino de bautizo o de confirmación (religiosa, católica) de una persona, respecto del padre, madre o…”.
What does compadre mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegodfather of one's child
- 2
masculineparent of one's godchild
- 3
masculinefriend, especially a very close and honoured male friend
- 4
colloquialmasculinefather of one's child's spouse
- 5
Mexicomasculinebinge drinking or partying companion
- 6
masculineperson of the generation whose parents fought in Argentina's war of independence from Spain.
- 7
colloquialmasculinethe relation between a man and his wife's lover, or in the case of divorce, the relation between the previous and current husband (in general, the relation between two men who have been involved with the same woman)
- 8
colloquialmasculineterm of address, dude
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
first-person singular preterite indicative of compadrar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Padrino de bautizo o de confirmación (religiosa, católica) de una persona, respecto del padre, madre o madrina de esa persona. 2. Padre de alguien, respecto del padrino y la madrina de esa persona. 3. Persona unida por vínculos de amistad o confianza con quien habla. 4. Personaje típico o popular que gusta de presumir y buscar pelea.
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 compadre
- compadres plural
- comadre feminine
- comadres feminine plural
- compae alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to compadre
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is compadre in Spanish?
compadre appears 4.0 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).