application form

noun

"application-form" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“application form” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A form one fills in when applying for a job, placement, course, service etc.

Corpus desk

Index EN-application-form · application form · English

application form · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for application form
PropertyValue
Headwordapplication form
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “application form” in English

application formranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

application form is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A form one fills in when applying for a job, placement, course, service etc.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for application form, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is application form, spelled A-P-P-L-I-C-A-T-I-O-N- -F-O-R-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    A form one fills in when applying for a job, placement, course, service etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how application form appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. When applying for a position here, attach your resumé and cover letter to the application form before submitting it.

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "application form"?
"application form" is spelled A-P-P-L-I-C-A-T-I-O-N- -F-O-R-M.
What does "application form" mean?
As a noun, "application form" means: A form one fills in when applying for a job, placement, course, service etc.
What language does "application form" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list