compinche
Spanish, noun
compinche is spelled C-O-M-P-I-N-C-H-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 68,358th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Compinche is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “sidekick, wingman, partner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also an only used in se compinche, third-person singular present subjunctive of… of compincharse. With an accent, compinché is a different word: “only used in me compinché, first-person singular preterite indicative…”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Persona con quien se tiene amistad y se comparten diversas actividades”.
What does compinche mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesidekick, wingman, partner
- 2
masculinecrony
- 3
colloquialmasculinebuddy, homie, shill, chum, homeboy, homegirl
verb
- 1
only used in se compinche, third-person singular present subjunctive of compincharse
- 2
only used in se ... compinche, syntactic variant of compínchese, third-person singular imperative of compincharse
verb
- 1
only used in me compinché, first-person singular preterite indicative of compincharse
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Persona con quien se tiene amistad y se comparten diversas actividades. 2. Compañero de francachelas, uerga o actividades de ocio, a veces censurables.
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 compinche
- compinches plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to compinche
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is compinche in Spanish?
compinche appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).