candor
/ˈkæn.dɚ/noun
candor is spelled C-A-N-D-O-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,998th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, candor means “The state of being sincere and open in speech; honesty in expression” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of candor is candors.
How many letters and syllables are in candor?
| Letters | 6: C-A-N-D-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,998th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is candor?
Candor appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,998th 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 candor?
- UK /ˈkæn.də(ɹ)/
- US /ˈkæn.dɚ/
- US [ˈkɛən.dɚ]
Candor has 2 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: En-au-candor.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with candor?
11 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as candor from its last stressed vowel (/ændəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: dacron, cardon.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of candor
- candors plural
- candour UK
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does candor mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USThe state of being sincere and open in speech; honesty in expression.
- 2
USImpartiality.
- 3
USobsoleteWhiteness; brilliance; purity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Candor in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | candeur |
| German | Aufrichtigkeit, Freimut, Redlichkeit, Ehrlichkeit, Offenheit, Freimütigkeit |
| Portuguese | franqueza |
| Spanish | candor |
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 candor come from?
From Latin candor (“brightness, whiteness”), from candeō (“to shine”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).