applicative
/əˈplɪkətɪv/adjective, noun
applicative is spelled A-P-P-L-I-C-A-T-I-V-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, applicative means “Having practical application; applicable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in applicative?
| Letters | 11: A-P-P-L-I-C-A-T-I-V-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 118,441st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is applicative?
Applicative appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st 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 applicative?
- /əˈplɪkətɪv/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of applicative
- more applicative comparative
- most applicative superlative
- applicatives plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does applicative mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having practical application; applicable.
- 2
Of a programming language: using successive functional transformations on data to arrive at a result.
- 3
Involving the application of an operator on an operand.
noun
- 1
A grammatical construct that casts a peripheral noun phrase as direct object.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Applicative in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having practical application:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | applicatif |
| Portuguese | aplicativo |
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 applicative come from?
From applicate + -ive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).