comfit
/ˈkʌmfɪt/noun
comfit is spelled C-O-M-F-I-T: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, comfit means “A confection consisting of a nut, seed or fruit coated with sugar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of comfit is comfits.
How many letters and syllables are in comfit?
| Letters | 6: C-O-M-F-I-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is comfit?
Comfit appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce comfit?
- /ˈkʌmfɪt/
As a noun (“A computerised image of a suspect produced for the police…”): /ˈkɒmfɪt/.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: EN-AU_ck1_comfit.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-comfit.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of comfit
- comfits plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- comfiting participle, present
- comfited participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does comfit mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A confection consisting of a nut, seed or fruit coated with sugar.
- 2
AustraliaA computerised image of a suspect produced for the police force.
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo make into a dry sugared confection.
17th c, Abraham Cowley, The First Nemeæan Ode of Pindar: The Muse, 1795, Robert Anderson (editor), The Works of the British Poets, Volume 5, page 302, The fruit which does ſo quickly waſte, // Men ſcarce can ſee it, much leſs taſte, // Thou
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Comfit in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | confite |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does comfit come from?
From Old French confit (“preserved fruit”), from Latin cōnfectum. Doublet of confect, confetto, confit, and konfyt. Compare confit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).