application

/[ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃn̩]/ noun

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#26,752

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

application is aGermannoun. It means: die Anwendung, die Anwendbarkeit Pronounced [ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃn̩]. Often confused with Applikation and applications.

Key facts for application
PropertyValue
Headwordapplication
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#26,752
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of application in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for application is 11 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,752 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for application, with forms such as "aplication", "aplpication", and "appilcation". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Applikation", "applications", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is application, spelled A-P-P-L-I-C-A-T-I-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Anwendung, die Anwendbarkeit
  2. 2
    der Antrag, das Gesuch
  3. 3
    die Bewerbung

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aplication,aplpication,appilcation,applciation,appliaction,applicaiton,applicatino,applicationn,applicatoin,applicattion,appliccation,applictaion,appllication,paplication

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for application

Misspelling Variants of "application"

aplication10aplpication11appilcation11applciation11appliaction11applicaiton11applicatino11applicationn12
Misspelling Variants of "application"

Frequency rank: #26,752 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "application"?
"application" is spelled A-P-P-L-I-C-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃn̩].
What does "application" mean?
As a noun, "application" means: die Anwendung, die Anwendbarkeit
What words are commonly confused with "application"?
"application" is commonly confused with "Applikation", "applications". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "application"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "application" is [ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "application" come from?
"application" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.