candomblé

\kɑ̃.dɔ̃.ble\

/\kɑ̃.dɔ̃.ble\/ noun

The verdict

“candomblé” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Religion afro-brésilienne pratiquée en Amérique du Sud, autour du culte des orishas.

Corpus desk

Index FR-candomble · candomblé · French

candomblé · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for candomblé
PropertyValue
Headwordcandomblé
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɑ̃.dɔ̃.ble\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « candomblé » en français

candomblén'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

candomblé is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɑ̃.dɔ̃.ble\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Religion afro-brésilienne pratiquée en Amérique du Sud, autour du culte des orishas.".

candomblé doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is candomblé, spelled C-A-N-D-O-M-B-L-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Religion afro-brésilienne pratiquée en Amérique du Sud, autour du culte des orishas.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il a privilégié les pratiques religieuses les plus spectaculaires, comme le candomblé brésilien.
  2. L’introduction du riz africain, emportés en cachette dans les cheveux d’une femme Noire selon les légendes des Marrons, les rites du candomblé brésilien, du vaudou haïtien ou de la santéria cubaine, ou encore les arts martiaux du danmyé en Martinique ou de la capoeira au Brésil attestent les survivances de cultures africaines offrant des espaces de résist…

Synonyms

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "candomblé"?
"candomblé" is spelled C-A-N-D-O-M-B-L-É. The IPA pronunciation is \kɑ̃.dɔ̃.ble\.
What does "candomblé" mean?
As a noun, "candomblé" means: Religion afro-brésilienne pratiquée en Amérique du Sud, autour du culte des orishas.
How do you pronounce "candomblé"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "candomblé" is \kɑ̃.dɔ̃.ble\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "candomblé" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list