confidant
con·fi·dant/ˈkɑn.fɪ.dɑnt/noun
confidant is spelled C-O-N-F-I-D-A-N-T: 9 letters and 3 syllables (con·fi·dant). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “confidant vs confidante” about 880 times a month (Google, United States). As a noun, confidant means “A person in whom one can confide or share one's secrets: a friend” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of confidant is confidants.
How many letters and syllables are in confidant?
| Letters | 9: C-O-N-F-I-D-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: con·fi·dant |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,549th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people 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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is confidant?
Confidant appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th 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 confidant?
- US /ˈkɑn.fɪ.dɑnt/
- UK /ˌkɒn.fɪˈdænt/
- UK /ˈkɒn.fɪˌdænt/
Confidant has 3 syllables, split con·fi·dant in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-confidant.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-confidant2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with confidant
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: confident.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of confidant
- confidants plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does confidant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person in whom one can confide or share one's secrets: a friend.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Confidant in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person in whom one can confide:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | confidente, confident |
| German | Vertrauter |
| Portuguese | confidente |
| Spanish | confidente |
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 confidant come from?
Borrowed from French confident.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).