solicitud

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sollicitūdō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soliθiˈtud/ [so.li.θiˈt̪uð̞] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /solisiˈtud/ [so.li.siˈt̪uð̞] (Latin America, Philippines)

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -ud
• Syllabification: so‧li‧ci‧tud

Noun

solicitud f (plural solicitudes)

1. request, solicitation

   Synonym: petición

   solicitud de amistad ― friend request

2. survey
3. application (a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar)

   Synonym: (Latin America) aplicación

Related terms

• solicitar

Further reading

• “solicitud”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025