confectionery

UK: /kənˈfɛkʃənəri/

US: /kənˈfɛkʃəˌnɛri/

US: (kən fek′shə ner′ē)

Inflections of 'confectionery' (n): npl: confectioneries

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

con•fec•tion•er•y /kənˈfɛkʃəˌnɛri/   n., pl. -er•ies. 

1. Food [uncountable] confections or candies thought of as a group.
2. Food [uncountable] the work or business of a confectioner.
3. Food [countable] a confectioner's shop.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

con•fec•tion•er•y  (kən fek′shə ner′ē), n., pl. -er•ies. 

1. Food confections or sweetmeats collectively.
2. Food the work or business of a confectioner.
3. Food a confectioner's shop.

• confection + -ery 1535–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

confectionery / kənˈfɛkʃənərɪ/ noun ( -eries)

1. sweets and other confections collectively
2. the art or business of a confectioner