lettre de candidature
\lɛ.tʁə.də.kɑ̃.di.da.tyʁ\
The verdict
“lettre de candidature” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 21
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lettre de motivation.
| 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) |
Where “lettre de candidature” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for lettre de candidature is 21 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \lɛ.tʁə.də.kɑ̃.di.da.tyʁ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.
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.
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- The one correct French spelling is L-E-T-T-R-E- -D-E- -C-A-N-D-I-D-A-T-U-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.