# confectionery

> English word · Noun · IPA /kənˈfɛkʃənəɹi/ · frequency rank #30,376

## Definitions
1. Foodstuffs that taste very sweet, taken as a group; candies, sweetmeats and confections collectively.
2. The business or occupation of manufacturing confectionery; the skill or work of a confectioner.
3. A store where confectionery is sold; a confectioner's shop.

## Etymology
From confectioner + -y.

## Common misspellings (20)
`cconfectionery`, `cnofectionery`, `cofnectionery`, `conefctionery`, `confcetionery`, `confecctionery`, `confecitonery`, `confectinoery`, `confectioenry`, `confectionerry`, `confectioneryy`, `confectioneyr`, `confectionnery`, `confectionrey`, `confectoinery`, `confecttionery`, `confetcionery`, `conffectionery`, `connfectionery`, `ocnfectionery`

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