# candida

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #34,816

## Definitions
1. A yeast of the genus Candida, usually specifically Candida albicans

## Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Candida, from Latin candida.

## Easily confused with
- **cantina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/candida-vs-cantina)
- **candied** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/candida-vs-candied)
- **candidly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/candida-vs-candidly)
- **candidate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/candida-vs-candidate)
- **candidacy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/candida-vs-candidacy)
- **Canada** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canada-vs-candida)
- **candid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/candid-vs-candida)
- **Candice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/candice-vs-candida)

## Common misspellings (10)
`acndida`, `cadnida`, `canddia`, `canddida`, `candiad`, `candidda`, `canidda`, `canndida`, `ccandida`, `cnadida`

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