candelabrum
/kændɪˈlɑːbɹəm/
"candelabrum" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“candelabrum” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A candle holder with branches to hold more than one candle.
Corpus desk
Index EN-candelabrum · candelabrum · English
candelabrum · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | candelabrum |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kændɪˈlɑːbɹəm/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “candelabrum” in English
Rare enough to double-check
candelabrum is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /kændɪˈlɑːbɹəm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A candle holder with branches to hold more than one candle.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for candelabrum, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Unadapted borrowing from Latin candēlābrum (“candlestick”), from candēla. Doublet of chandelier. Displaced native Old English candeltrēow (literally “candle tree”). The correct English form is candelabrum, spelled C-A-N-D-E-L-A-B-R-U-M.
Definition
- 1A candle holder with branches to hold more than one candle.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how candelabrum appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The chair she sat in, like a burnished throne, / Glowed on the marble, where the glass […] Doubled the flames of sevenbranched candelabra / Reflecting light upon the table as / The glitter of her jewels rose to meet it, […]
Cyby followed us holding up his candelabrum—I suppose more for his benefit than mine, but it permitted me to see well enough to keep from colliding with the dark oak shelves we passed.
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin candēlābrum (“candlestick”), from candēla. Doublet of chandelier. Displaced native Old English candeltrēow (literally “candle tree”).
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.