candidiasis
/ˌkændɪˈdaɪəsɪs/
"candidiasis" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“candidiasis” is uncommon English (frequency #88,172 among 43,570 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,172
- frequency rank, English
- 43,570
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | candidiasis |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌkændɪˈdaɪəsɪs/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #88,172 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “candidiasis” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
candidiasis is uncommon English at frequency #88,172 among 43,570 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌkændɪˈdaɪəsɪs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.".
No misspelling variants are generated for candidiasis in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Candida + -iasis The correct English form is candidiasis, spelled C-A-N-D-I-D-I-A-S-I-S.
Definition
- 1A 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.
Etymology
Candida + -iasis
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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- The one correct English spelling is C-A-N-D-I-D-I-A-S-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.