# candidates vs candidatures

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### candidatures
*noun · IPA \kɑ̃.di.da.tyʁ\ · frequency rank #10,464*
Pluriel de candidature.

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