jefatura
Spanish, noun/xefaˈtuɾa/
jefatura is spelled J-E-F-A-T-U-R-A (8 letters) and appears 4.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 12,318th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jefatura is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “leadership” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Puesto o empleo de jefe o director”.
What does jefatura mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineleadership
- 2
feminineheadquarters
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Puesto o empleo de jefe o director. 2. Edificio u oficina donde están colocadas algunas instituciones.
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 jefatura
- jefaturas plural
- gefatura alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jefatura?
- /xefaˈtuɾa/
- [xe.faˈt̪u.ɾa]
- [xefaˈt̪uɾa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to jefatura
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is jefatura in Spanish?
jefatura appears 4.8 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).