candide
French, noun/kɑ̃.did/
candide is spelled C-A-N-D-I-D-E (7 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written French, the 24,512th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Candide is a French feminine noun meaning “a candid person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personnage candide”.
What does candide mean in English?
adjective
- 1
candid, frank
Near-synonyms: franc, honnête
- 2
naive, overtrusting
noun
- 1
femininemasculinea candid person
noun
- 1
masculinea mountain clouded yellow (Colias phicomone), a butterfly of Europe
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a de la candeur. 2. Qui se rapporte à la candeur.
noun: 1. Personnage candide.
noun: 1. Une espèce d'insecte lépidoptère (papillon) de jour de la famille des piéridés (Pieridae), d'Europe (Alpes, Pyrénées, etc.) dont les ailes sur les deux faces sont bordées d'une frange rouge, avec un point noir ou blanc au centre de l'aile antérieure, le mâle étant jaune pâle et la femelle presque blanche.
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 candide
- candides plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce candide?
- /kɑ̃.did/
- \kɑ̃.did\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to candide
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is candide in French?
candide appears 1.5 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).