applet
"applet" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“applet” is uncommon English (frequency #65,693 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,693
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A small program module that runs under the control of a larger application, typically a web browser.
Corpus desk
Index EN-applet · applet · English
applet · rank #65,693 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #65,693
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH appendectomy
Nearest frequency peer: appendectomy (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “applet”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- AoE
AoE
34,311 corpus weight
- appallingly
appallingly
34,310 corpus weight
- appendectomy
appendectomy
34,309 corpus weight
- applet
applet
34,308 corpus weight
- arachnid
arachnid
34,307 corpus weight
- Arbuckle
Arbuckle
34,305 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “applet” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | applet |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #65,693 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “applet” in English
Rare enough to double-check
applet is uncommon English at frequency #65,693 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A small program module that runs under the control of a larger application, typically a web browser.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for applet in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From app + -let, but perhaps also influenced by Apple (the term originated in AppleScript). The correct English form is applet, spelled A-P-P-L-E-T.
Definition
- 1A small program module that runs under the control of a larger application, typically a web browser.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how applet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Holonyms: app, application, program
If a component must run on different kinds of client systems and if the limitations imposed by sandboxing are acceptable or outright desirable, then building that component as a Java applet makes sense.
Etymology
From app + -let, but perhaps also influenced by Apple (the term originated in AppleScript).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).