enchufe
Spanish, noun
enchufe is spelled E-N-C-H-U-F-E (7 letters) and appears 2.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 21,247th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Enchufe is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “plug (a pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of enchufar. With an accent, enchufé is a different word: “first-person singular preterite indicative of enchufar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Dispositivo formado por una pieza macho y una hembra que al conectarlo cierra un circuito eléctrico”.
What does enchufe mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineplug (a pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one)
- 2
masculinesocket, jack, electrical outlet (an opening into which a plug or other connecting part is designed to fit (e.g. a light bulb socket)
- 3
colloquialmasculineconnections (influence allowing one to obtain something, especially giving an unfair advantage over others)
- 4
Spaincolloquialmasculinejob or position obtained thru nepotism or cronyism
Near-synonym: dedazo
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
first-person singular preterite indicative of enchufar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Dispositivo formado por una pieza macho y una hembra que al conectarlo cierra un circuito eléctrico. 2. Trabajo que se obtiene por influencia o recomendación, especialmente si requiere poco esfuerzo o reporta mucho beneficio. 3. Influencia que le permite a uno lograr una determinada cosa, especialmente si es teniendo una ventaja injusta sobre otros.
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 enchufe
- enchufes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to enchufe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is enchufe in Spanish?
enchufe appears 2.2 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).