Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

confined

/kənˈfaɪnd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.82 in modern English

Syllables
con-fined
IPA
/kənˈfaɪnd/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not free to move.

adj

Limited; narrow; restricted.

adj

In a childbed.

verb

simple past and past participle of confine

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more confined (comparative) most confined (superlative)

Derived Forms

anticonfined confinedly confinedness deconfined nanoconfined nonconfined semiconfined unconfined

Phrases

confined space

Synonyms

captive imprisoned jailed

Rhymes With

find kind mind behind designed signed wind combined defined blind assigned remind

Questions

How do you pronounce confined?
The recorded pronunciation is /kənˈfaɪnd/.
What does confined mean?
Not free to move.

How to pronounce confined

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