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confiteor

/kənˈfɪtiɔː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables
con-fi-te-or
IPA
/kənˈfɪtiɔː/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A prayer, typically beginning “I confess to Almighty God…” in English, in which public confession of sins is made.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of confiteor.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin cōnfiteor (“to confess”), the first word of the prayer and used as its title in Ecclesiastical Latin. Doublet of confess.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: cōnfiteor, -

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /kənˈfɪtiɔː/

Inflected Forms

confiteors (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce confiteor?
The recorded pronunciation is /kənˈfɪtiɔː/.
What does confiteor mean?
A prayer, typically beginning “I confess to Almighty God…” in English, in which public confession of sins is made.
Where does confiteor come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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