jefe
Spanish, noun/ˈxefe/
jefe is spelled J-E-F-E (4 letters) and appears 141 times per million words in written Spanish, the 605th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jefe is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “chief; president; head; leader of a business, political party, or other organization” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Persona que tiene la responsabilidad de dirigir a otras personas, y tiene autoridad sobre ellas”.
What does jefe mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinechief; president; head; leader of a business, political party, or other organization
- 2
masculineboss; supervisor; manager
- 3
masculinecolonel; major; rank between captain and general
- 4
masculinechief
- 5
masculineboss
- 6
Mexicocolloquialmasculinedad, father
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Persona que tiene la responsabilidad de dirigir a otras personas, y tiene autoridad sobre ellas.
noun: 1. Pieza heráldica de primer orden, que lo abraza en el parte superior de un escudo.
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 jefe
- jefes plural
- jefa feminine
- jefas feminine plural
- gefe alternative obsolete
- xefe alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jefe?
- /ˈxefe/
- [ˈxe.fe]
- [ˈxefe]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to jefe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is jefe in Spanish?
jefe appears 141 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).