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 May 6, 2026) - A form one fills in when applying for a job, placement, course, service etc.

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

Where “application form” sits in English frequency

application form falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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.

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?
"application form" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “application form”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is A-P-P-L-I-C-A-T-I-O-N- -F-O-R-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list