# candlestick

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkændəlˌstɪk/ · frequency rank #37,365

## Definitions
1. A holder with a socket or spike for a candle.
2. A gymnastics move in which the legs are pointed vertically upward.
3. A color-coded bar showing the open and closing prices of a stock on a candlestick chart.
4. The central ignition tube connecting the fuse and charge of a WWI shrapnel shell, shaped like a candle stick.

## Etymology
From Middle English candelstik, candelstikke, from Old English candelsticca (“candlestick”), equivalent to candle + stick. Cognate with Scots candilsteke, candilstik (“candlestick”). Compare Old Norse kertastika, kertistika (“candlestick”).

## Common misspellings (18)
`acndlestick`, `cadnlestick`, `canddlestick`, `candelstick`, `candlesitck`, `candlesstick`, `candlestcik`, `candlesticck`, `candlestickk`, `candlestikc`, `candlesttick`, `candletsick`, `candllestick`, `candlsetick`, `canldestick`, `canndlestick`, `ccandlestick`, `cnadlestick`

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