candidacy
/ˈkændɪdəsi/noun
candidacy is spelled C-A-N-D-I-D-A-C-Y: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 2.6 times per million words in written English, the 16,896th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, candidacy means “The state of being a candidate; candidateship” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of candidacy is candidacies.
How many letters and syllables are in candidacy?
| Letters | 9: C-A-N-D-I-D-A-C-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.6 times per million words; the 16,896th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is candidacy?
Candidacy appears 2.6 times per million words in written English, the 16,896th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce candidacy?
- UK /ˈkændɪdəsi/
- US /ˈkændɪdəsi/
- US [ˈkɛəndɪdəsi]
Candidacy has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-candidacy.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-VCcortex-candidacy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of candidacy
- candidacies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does candidacy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being a candidate; candidateship.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Candidacy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state or act of being a candidate:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | candidature |
| German | Kandidatur |
| Portuguese | candidatura |
| Spanish | candidatura |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does candidacy come from?
From candid(ate) + -acy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).