Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

confidable

/kənˈfaɪdəbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: con-fid-able
IPA: /kənˈfaɪdəbəl/

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to be entrusted with secrets, or private information.

adj

Able to keep silent concerning other's secrets, or private information.

Etymology

Etymology tree English confide Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English confidable From confide + -able.

Inflected Forms

more confidable (comparative) most confidable (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce confidable?: The recorded pronunciation is /kənˈfaɪdəbəl/.
What does confidable mean?: Able to be entrusted with secrets, or private information.
Where does confidable come from?: Etymology tree English confide Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English confidable From confide + -able.

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