candil
[kãn̪ˈd̪il]
The verdict
“candil” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #64,436 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #64,436
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Utensilio para alumbrar compuesto de dos vasos de hierro o de hoja de lata, cada cual con un pico y que encajan uno en otro; en el interior se ponen el aceite y la torcida o mecha, y el exterior ti...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | candil |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kãn̪ˈd̪il] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #64,436 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “candil” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for candil is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kãn̪ˈd̪il]. Corpus data places it at rank #64,436 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
candil has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is candil, spelled C-A-N-D-I-L.
Definition
- 1Utensilio para alumbrar compuesto de dos vasos de hierro o de hoja de lata, cada cual con un pico y que encajan uno en otro; en el interior se ponen el aceite y la torcida o mecha, y el exterior tiene una varilla con garfio para colgarlo.
- 2Lamparilla manual de barro cocido, usada antiguamente: su forma es como de taza cubierta, tiene un agujero encima para echar el aceite, y en su borde superior, por un lado la piquera o mechero y por el otro el asa.
- 3Punta alta de las cuernas de los venados.
- 4Pico del sombrero.
- 5Pico largo y desigual que suelen tener las sayas de las mujeres.
- 6Especie de candelabro sin pie y con varios brazos, que se cuelga del techo o de un pescante.
- 7Velón (lámpara de aceite).
- 8Instrumento para pescar, deslumbrando a los peces con teas encendidas.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “candil”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-N-D-I-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kãn̪ˈd̪il] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.