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parche

Spanish, noun

parche is spelled P-A-R-C-H-E (6 letters) and appears 4.0 times per million words in written Spanish, the 14,075th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Parche is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “patch (for clothing or software)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of parchar. With an accent, parché is a different word: “first-person singular preterite indicative of parchar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Pedazo de material flexible y ligero, como el papel, el cuero o algún plástico, que se usa para tapar…”.

What does parche mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinepatch (for clothing or software)

  2. 2

    masculineeyepatch

  3. 3

    masculinepatch (e.g. nicotine patch)

  4. 4

    masculinequick fix

  5. 5

    masculinedrumhead

  6. 6

    masculineslanggang, troupe, group of people

  7. 7

    masculineslangplan; activity

verb

  1. 1

    first/third-person singular present subjunctive

  2. 2

    third-person singular imperative

verb

as parché
  1. 1

    first-person singular preterite indicative of parchar

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Pedazo de material flexible y ligero, como el papel, el cuero o algún plástico, que se usa para tapar agujeros, unir desgarros de un material o reforzarlo. 2. Tela adhesiva con un medicamento para aplicar sobre la piel. 3. Retoque mal hecho a una pintura, que la afea en lugar de mejorarla como era la intención. 4. Cualquier arreglo mal hecho, pegado o sobrepuesto que afea una obra.

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 parche

  • parches plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to parche

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is parche in Spanish?

parche appears 4.0 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).

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