candidato

[kãn̪d̪iˈð̞at̪o]

/[kãn̪d̪iˈð̞at̪o]/ noun

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The verdict

“candidato” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,438. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,438
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aspirante a alguna dignidad o cargo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-candidato · candidato · Spanish

candidato · rank #1,438 · 13 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,438
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH asuntos

Nearest frequency peer: asuntos (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “candidato”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “candidato” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

candidato vs cándido
67% similar
candidato vs candidatos
90% similar
candidato vs Cándida
56% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for candidato
PropertyValue
Headwordcandidato
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kãn̪d̪iˈð̞at̪o]
Letters9
Frequency rank#1,438
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “candidato”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).candidatocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “asuntos” (#1,437), “comentario” (#1,439), “anteriores” (#1,436). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “candidato” va en #1,438. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around candidato (IPA [kãn̪d̪iˈð̞at̪o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,438 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for candidato, with forms such as "acndidato", "cadnidato", and "canddiato". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "cándido", "candidatos", "Cándida", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is candidato, spelled C-A-N-D-I-D-A-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aspirante a alguna dignidad o cargo.
  2. 2
    Persona que ha sido propuesta o señalada para una dignidad o cargo, aun si no lo ha solicitado.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how candidato appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. candidato a la presidencia.

This word in other languages

candidate(English)candidat(Français)Kandidat(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acndidato
  • cadnidato
  • canddiato
  • canddidato
  • candiadto
  • candidaot
  • candidatto
  • candiddato
  • candidtao
  • caniddato
  • canndidato
  • ccandidato
  • cnadidato

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of candidato - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

acndidato2cadnidato2canddiato2canddidato1candiadto2candidaot2candidatto1candiddato1
Edit distance from "candidato"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "candidato"?
"candidato" is spelled C-A-N-D-I-D-A-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kãn̪d̪iˈð̞at̪o].
What does "candidato" mean?
As a noun, "candidato" means: Aspirante a alguna dignidad o cargo.
What words are commonly confused with "candidato"?
"candidato" is commonly confused with "cándido", "candidatos", "Cándida". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "candidato"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "candidato" is [kãn̪d̪iˈð̞at̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "candidato" come from?
"candidato" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "candidato", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

velocidad#1,431personaje#1,418jugadores#1,415considera#1,404

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

diversas13 variantsdiversos13 variantsejercicio13 variantshistorias13 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list