candelabra

noun

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"candelabra" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“candelabra” is uncommon English (frequency #55,989 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,989
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A single candelabrum.

Corpus desk

Index EN-candelabra · candelabra · English

candelabra · rank #55,989 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,989
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH cannula

Nearest frequency peer: cannula (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “candelabra”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “candelabra” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for candelabra
PropertyValue
Headwordcandelabra
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#55,989
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “candelabra” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).candelabrafalls in this rarity band:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “cannula” (#55,990), “calyx” (#55,987), “Cantrell” (#55,993). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “candelabra” is #55,989. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

candelabra is uncommon English at frequency #55,989 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A single candelabrum.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for candelabra, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is candelabra, spelled C-A-N-D-E-L-A-B-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A single candelabrum.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. […] his head was like a sturdy candelabra holding his eyes transfixed as hers sparked amber crystals for this man.

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "candelabra"?
"candelabra" is spelled C-A-N-D-E-L-A-B-R-A.
What does "candelabra" mean?
As a noun, "candelabra" means: A single candelabrum.
What language does "candelabra" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Brzezinski#55,978brandywine#55,972Bolshevism#55,966backgammon#55,934

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list