candela
Portuguese, noun/kɐ̃ˈdɛ.lɐ/
candela is spelled C-A-N-D-E-L-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese, the 82,742nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Candela is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “candela (unit of measurement of luminous intensity)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “unidade de medida de intensidade luminosa atualmente equivalente à radiação monocromática e unidirecional de…”.
What does candela mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecandela (unit of measurement of luminous intensity)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. unidade de medida de intensidade luminosa atualmente equivalente à radiação monocromática e unidirecional de frequência 540 × 10⁻¹² Hz com intensidade de 1/683 watt por esferorradiano (símbolo: cd) 2. lâmpada
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of candela
- candelas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce candela?
- Brazil /kɐ̃ˈdɛ.lɐ/
- Portugal /kɐ̃ˈdɛ.lɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to candela
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is candela in Portuguese?
candela appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).