confidence

[kɒnfɪdəns]

/[kɒnfɪdəns]/ noun

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The verdict

“confidence” is uncommon German (frequency #98,275 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,275
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zuversicht

Corpus desk

Index DE-confidence · confidence · German

confidence · rank #98,275 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,275
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH collegio

Nearest frequency peer: collegio (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “confidence”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “confidence” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for confidence
PropertyValue
Headwordconfidence
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɒnfɪdəns]
Letters10
Frequency rank#98,275
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “confidence” sits in German frequency

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).confidence lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

confidence is uncommon German at frequency #98,275 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɒnfɪdəns]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zuversicht".

Zero misspellings are on record for confidence in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is confidence, spelled C-O-N-F-I-D-E-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zuversicht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how confidence appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. He showed no confidence at all.
  2. "The usurper, who beheld , from the walls of Arles, the ruin of his last hopes, was tempted to place some confidence in so generous a conqueror."

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "confidence"?
"confidence" is spelled C-O-N-F-I-D-E-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kɒnfɪdəns].
What does "confidence" mean?
As a noun, "confidence" means: Zuversicht
How do you pronounce "confidence"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "confidence" is [kɒnfɪdəns]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "confidence" come from?
"confidence" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "confidence", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bürozeiten#98,252ebenerdige#98,336blitzblank#98,210einbürgern#98,347

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list