Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

confidant

/ˈkɑn.fɪ.dɑnt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables: con-fi-dant
IPA: /ˈkɑn.fɪ.dɑnt/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person in whom one can confide or share one's secrets: a friend.

Example Sentences

"Heaven made you love me for no other end, / But to become my confidant and friend: / As such, I keep no secret from your sight, […]"
"One in thought and purpose, linked by the necessity of combating one hostile fate, a power antagonistic ever, — a power we lived to evade, — we had no confidants save ourselves."
"'Of course'—implied the loyal manager, and 'Oh, of course; not a word,' assented his confidant."
"Bankman-Fried’s confidants were along for the ride. At his side was Caroline Ellison, Alameda’s CEO and his on-again, off-again lover."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydʰeti Proto-Italic *feiðō Latin fīdō Latin cōnfīdō Latin cōnfīdentem Italian confidentebor. French confidentbor. English confidant Borrowed from French confident.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkɑn.fɪ.dɑnt/
British English: /ˌkɒn.fɪˈdænt/

Inflected Forms

confidants (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

confidante

Synonyms

intimate

Homonyms

confidante

Questions

How do you pronounce confidant?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑn.fɪ.dɑnt/.
What does confidant mean?: A person in whom one can confide or share one's secrets: a friend.
Where does confidant come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydʰeti Proto-Italic *feiðō Latin fīdō Latin cōnfīdō Latin cōnfīdentem Italian confidentebor. French confidentbor. English confidant Borrowed from French confident.

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