# candid

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈkæn.dɪd/ · frequency rank #15,974

## Definitions
1. Impartial and free from prejudice.
2. Straightforward, open and sincere.
3. Not posed or rehearsed.
4. Bright; white.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin candidus (“white”).

## Easily confused with
- **candy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/candid-vs-candy)
- **Cardi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/candid-vs-cardi)
- **Cyndi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/candid-vs-cyndi)
- **candle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/candid-vs-candle)
- **canned** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/candid-vs-canned)
- **candor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/candid-vs-candor)
- **carded** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/candid-vs-carded)
- **candida** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/candid-vs-candida)
- **candied** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/candid-vs-candied)
- **candidly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/candid-vs-candidly)
- **Cadiz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cadiz-vs-candid)
- **caddie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caddie-vs-candid)
- **Candice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/candice-vs-candid)

## Common misspellings (9)
`acndid`, `cadnid`, `canddi`, `canddid`, `candidd`, `canidd`, `canndid`, `ccandid`, `cnadid`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/candid