How do you say application in Spanish?

It depends on context: solicitud for formal requests like job or visa applications, and aplicación for software or phone apps.

Can I use aplicación for a job application?

While some bilingual speakers do this, traditional Spanish reserves aplicación for software and uses solicitud for formal petitions and job applications.

How do you say to apply in Spanish?

To apply for a job or program is solicitar, while to apply something (like paint) is aplicar—matching the noun distinction between solicitud and aplicación.

Spanish vocabulary · Intermediate

How to Say Application in Spanish: Solicitud or Aplicación

Written by Sofia Ramirez, Lead Spanish Curriculum Editor · Reviewed May 2026

Solicitud · noun (feminine) · soh-lee-see-TOOD

Application in Spanish is solicitud for a formal request (job, visa) and aplicación for a software app or phone application.

Solicitud is soh-lee-see-TOOD, with the stress on the last syllable.

Envié mi solicitud de empleo esta mañana.

I sent my job application this morning.

Application in Spanish: Quick Reference

Below are the most common Spanish words for application, with pronunciation and regional usage notes.

Spanish	English	Pronunciation	Region / Register
solicitud	application	soh-lee-see-TOOD	Default, widely understood
aplicación	application		software/phone app

How Native Speakers Use Solicitud

Real example sentences across three contexts you'll actually run into.

Job application

La fecha límite para las solicitudes es el viernes.

The deadline for applications is Friday.

Formal request context.

Phone app

Descargué una aplicación nueva para aprender idiomas.

I downloaded a new application to learn languages.

Technology context.

Visa application

Mi solicitud de visa fue aprobada en tres semanas.

My visa application was approved in three weeks.

Immigration and travel.

Avoid These Mistakes When Using Solicitud

Using aplicación for job applications

Incorrect: Mandé mi aplicación de trabajo.

Correct: Mandé mi solicitud de trabajo.

In formal Spanish, solicitud is the correct term for a request or application to a position, not aplicación.

Spelling confusion

Incorrect: Descargué una aplicatione.

Correct: Descargué una aplicación.

The correct Spanish word is aplicación with the -ción ending, not the English -tion.

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Common Questions About Application in Spanish

How do you say application in Spanish?: It depends on context: solicitud for formal requests like job or visa applications, and aplicación for software or phone apps.
Can I use aplicación for a job application?: While some bilingual speakers do this, traditional Spanish reserves aplicación for software and uses solicitud for formal petitions and job applications.
How do you say to apply in Spanish?: To apply for a job or program is solicitar, while to apply something (like paint) is aplicar—matching the noun distinction between solicitud and aplicación.