candlepower
noun
candlepower is spelled C-A-N-D-L-E-P-O-W-E-R: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, candlepower means “A unit of luminous intensity of a light source, equal to 0.981 candelas” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of candlepower is candlepowers.
How many letters and syllables are in candlepower?
| Letters | 11: C-A-N-D-L-E-P-O-W-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 182,517th 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 candlepower?
Candlepower appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th 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).
Forms of candlepower
- candlepowers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does candlepower mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
datedA unit of luminous intensity of a light source, equal to 0.981 candelas.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Candlepower in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense former measurement of brightness of a light source:
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 candlepower come from?
From candle + power.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).