aplique
Spanish, noun
aplique is spelled A-P-L-I-Q-U-E (7 letters) and appears 3.9 times per million words in written Spanish, the 14,293rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Aplique is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “wall light, sconce” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of aplicar. With an accent, apliqué is a different word: “first-person singular preterite indicative of aplicar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acción o efecto de aplicar”.
What does aplique mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinewall light, sconce
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
first-person singular preterite indicative of aplicar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acción o efecto de aplicar. 2. Acoso, pesecución y abordaje de una persona para causarle molestias de manera reiterada y sostenida en el tiempo.
noun: 1. Elemento de decoración teatral que no sea ni el telón, ni los bastidores, ni las bambalinas. 2. Lámpara que se fija a la pared. 3. Elemento decorativo que se coloca sobre un vestido.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of aplique
- apliques plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to aplique
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is aplique in Spanish?
aplique appears 3.9 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).