candidiasis
/ˌkændɪˈdaɪəsɪs/noun
candidiasis is spelled C-A-N-D-I-D-I-A-S-I-S: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, candidiasis means “A fungal infection due to any species of yeasts in the genus Candida or those that were formerly classified in the genus Candida but are now…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of candidiasis is candidiases.
How many letters and syllables are in candidiasis?
| Letters | 11: C-A-N-D-I-D-I-A-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 88,353rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is candidiasis?
Candidiasis appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd 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 candidiasis?
- /ˌkændɪˈdaɪəsɪs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-candidiasis.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of candidiasis
- candidiases plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does candidiasis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A fungal infection due to any species of yeasts in the genus Candida or those that were formerly classified in the genus Candida but are now classified in the genus Candidozyma.
Near-synonyms: yeast infection (precisely hypernymous), thrush (oral or vaginal forms)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Candidiasis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense fungal infection:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | candidose |
| German | Kandidose |
| Portuguese | candidíase, sapinhos |
| Spanish | candidiasis, sapito |
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.