applet

\a.plɛt\

/\a.plɛt\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petit programme destiné à effectuer une tâche très précise, généralement conçu pour s’exécuter à l’intérieur d’une autre application ou en interaction avec d’autres applications.

Corpus desk

Index FR-applet · applet · French

applet · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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 applet
PropertyValue
Headwordapplet
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.plɛt\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « applet » en français

appletsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

applet is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.plɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Petit programme destiné à effectuer une tâche très précise, généralement conçu pour s’exécuter à l’intérieur d’une autre application ou en interaction avec d’autres applications.".

No misspelling variants are generated for applet in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is applet, spelled A-P-P-L-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petit programme destiné à effectuer une tâche très précise, généralement conçu pour s’exécuter à l’intérieur d’une autre application ou en interaction avec d’autres applications.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ce banc d'essai compare les performances des environnements d'exécution des applets Java, principalement au niveau des stations clientes. C'est une mesure de l'efficacité de l’implémentation de la JVM (Java Virtual Machine) sur une plate-forme.

Synonyms

appliquettemini-application

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 "applet"?
"applet" is spelled A-P-P-L-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is \a.plɛt\.
What does "applet" mean?
As a noun, "applet" means: Petit programme destiné à effectuer une tâche très précise, généralement conçu pour s’exécuter à l’intérieur d’une autre application ou en interaction avec d’autres applications.
How do you pronounce "applet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "applet" is \a.plɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "applet" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list