candied

Other forms of candied

comparative

candieder·

superlative

candiedest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about candied

What does candied mean?

candied means "encrusted with sugar or syrup". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in candied?

candied has 2 syllables: can-died. The stress falls on "can". In IPA it is /ˈkændid/.

What is another word for candied?

Close synonyms include sugar-coated, crystalized, crystalised, glace. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is candied a common word?

candied is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.