Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

confidential informant

/ˌkɒnfɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪnˈfɔː(ɹ)mənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables: con-fi-den-tial in-for-mant
IPA: /ˌkɒnfɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪnˈfɔː(ɹ)mənt/

32

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who secretly provides information to the police about wrongdoing which they are aware of due to their relationship to the wrongdoer.

Inflected Forms

confidential informants (plural) CI (alternative) C.I. (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

snitch grass mole

Questions

How do you pronounce confidential informant?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkɒnfɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪnˈfɔː(ɹ)mənt/.
What does confidential informant mean?: Someone who secretly provides information to the police about wrongdoing which they are aware of due to their relationship to the wrongdoer.

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