eje
Spanish, noun/ˈexe/
eje is spelled E-J-E (3 letters) and appears 19 times per million words in written Spanish, the 4,065th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Eje is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “axis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Pieza cilíndrica que atraviesa un cuerpo giratorio”.
What does eje mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineaxis
- 2
masculineaxle
- 3
masculineshaft, spindle
- 4
masculinecore, heart, center (main idea)
- 5
masculinehub (center of activity)
- 6
masculinefocus, focal point (point of concentration or attention)
El eje principal es el comercio de derechos de emisión.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pieza cilíndrica que atraviesa un cuerpo giratorio. 2. Barra horizontal, perpendicular en línea de tracción, que une dos ruedas opuestas de un carruaje. 3. Cada una de las líneas perpendiculares entre sí que construye un sistema coordenado. 4. Línea imaginaria a cuyo alrededor se supone que gira un cuerpo.
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 eje
- ejes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce eje?
- /ˈexe/
- [ˈe.xe]
- [ˈexe]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to eje
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is eje in Spanish?
eje appears 19 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).