apliqué

[apliˈke]

/[apliˈke]/ verb

The verdict

“apliqué” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #66,670 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,670
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de aplicar o de aplicarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-aplique · apliqué · Spanish

apliqué · rank #66,670 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,670
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH aplaza

Nearest frequency peer: aplaza (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “apliqué”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “apliqué” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for apliqué
PropertyValue
Headwordapliqué
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[apliˈke]
Letters7
Frequency rank#66,670
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “apliqué” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).apliquécae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “aplaza” (#66,669), “apreciaron” (#66,671), “apasionantes” (#66,668). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “apliqué” va en #66,670. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

apliqué is uncommon Spanish at frequency #66,670 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [apliˈke]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de aplicar o de aplicarse.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for apliqué, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is apliqué, spelled A-P-L-I-Q-U-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de aplicar o de aplicarse.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "apliqué"?
"apliqué" is spelled A-P-L-I-Q-U-É. The IPA pronunciation is [apliˈke].
What does "apliqué" mean?
As a verb, "apliqué" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de aplicar o de aplicarse.
How do you pronounce "apliqué"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "apliqué" is [apliˈke]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "apliqué" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "apliqué", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list