applicant
/ˈæp.lə.kənt/noun
applicant is spelled A-P-P-L-I-C-A-N-T: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 4.4 times per million words in written English, the 12,216th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, applicant means “One who applies for something; one who makes a request; a petitioner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of applicant is applicants.
How many letters and syllables are in applicant?
| Letters | 9: A-P-P-L-I-C-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.4 times per million words; the 12,216th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is applicant?
Applicant appears 4.4 times per million words in written English, the 12,216th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce applicant?
- UK /ˈæp.lɪ.kənt/
- US /ˈæp.lə.kənt/
- /ˈɛp.lə.kənt/
Applicant has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Simplificationalizer-applicant.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of applicant
- applicants plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does applicant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who applies for something; one who makes a request; a petitioner.
Our job advertisement attracted seven applicants.
- 2
A party who initiates legal proceedings against another party.
- 3
The third coordinate (or z-coordinate) in a three-dimensional coordinate system.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Applicant in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who applies:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | demandeur, candidat |
| German | Bewerber, Bewerberin, Antragsteller, Beantrager, Beantragender |
| Portuguese | requerente, candidato |
| Spanish | solicitante, peticionario, candidato, postulante |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does applicant come from?
From Latin applicans, present participle of applicare. See apply.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).