# candidates vs candidats

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### candidates
*noun · IPA \kɑ̃.di.dat\ · frequency rank #18,951*
Pluriel de candidate.

### candidats
*noun · IPA \kɑ̃.di.da\ · frequency rank #1,695*
Pluriel de candidat.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/candidates-vs-candidats