# confidant

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɑn.fɪ.dɑnt/ · frequency rank #31,483

## Definitions
1. A person in whom one can confide or share one's secrets: a friend.

## Etymology
From French confident.

## Easily confused with
- **confident** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/confidant-vs-confident)
- **confidante** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/confidant-vs-confidante)

## Common misspellings (14)
`cconfidant`, `cnofidant`, `cofnidant`, `confdiant`, `conffidant`, `confiadnt`, `confidannt`, `confidantt`, `confidatn`, `confiddant`, `confidnat`, `conifdant`, `connfidant`, `ocnfidant`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/confidant