lettre de candidature
\lɛ.tʁə.də.kɑ̃.di.da.tyʁ\
The verdict
“lettre de candidature” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 21
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lettre de motivation.
Corpus desk
Index FR-lettre-de-candidature · lettre de candidature · French
lettre de candidature · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 21 letters
- VOW-8 8 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lettre de candidature |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \lɛ.tʁə.də.kɑ̃.di.da.tyʁ\ |
| Letters | 21 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
lettre de candidature is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \lɛ.tʁə.də.kɑ̃.di.da.tyʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lettre de motivation.".
Zero misspellings are on record for lettre de candidature in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is lettre de candidature, spelled L-E-T-T-R-E- -D-E- -C-A-N-D-I-D-A-T-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1Lettre de motivation.
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