cândida
Portuguese, noun/ˈkɐ̃.d͡ʒi.dɐ/
cândida is spelled C-Â-N-D-I-D-A (7 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 27,005th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cândida is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “candida, thrush (yeast of the genus Candida)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of cândido. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o mesmo que lixívia”.
What does cândida mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecandida, thrush (yeast of the genus Candida)
noun
- 1
feminineinformalbleach
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of cândido
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. o mesmo que lixívia
noun: 1. prenome feminino
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 cândida
- cândidas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cândida?
- Brazil /ˈkɐ̃.d͡ʒi.dɐ/
- Portugal /ˈkɐ̃.di.dɐ/
- Portugal [ˈkɐ̃.di.ðɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cândida
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cândida in Portuguese?
cândida appears 1.4 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).