candi
French, noun/kɑ̃.di/
candi is spelled C-A-N-D-I (5 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written French, the 57,169th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Candi is a French masculine noun meaning “sugar candy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of candir. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Sucre candi, cristallisé le long d'une ficelle dans une candissoire”.
What does candi mean in English?
adjective
- 1
candied
noun
- 1
masculinesugar candy
- 2
masculinean exhausted man
- 3
masculinecandy
verb
- 1
past participle of candir
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Cristallisé en gros cristaux, en parlant du sucre. 2. Confit, couvert de sucre candi, de candi. 3. Bonbon.
noun: 1. Sucre candi, cristallisé le long d'une ficelle dans une candissoire. 2. Sirop de sucre comportant 10% d'eau et servant à nourrir les abeilles l'hiver.
noun: 1. Gros bateau utilisé jadis sur la Seine en Normandie. ^([1])
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of candi
- candie feminine
- candis masculine plural
- candies feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce candi?
- /kɑ̃.di/
- \kɑ̃.di\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is candi in French?
candi appears about once in every 3 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).