confidante

/ˈkɑn.fɪ.dɑnt/

//ˈkɑn.fɪ.dɑnt// noun

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"confidante" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“confidante” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #47,542. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,542
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A female confidant.

Corpus desk

Index EN-confidante · confidante · English

confidante · rank #47,542 · 15 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,542
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH concurrency

Nearest frequency peer: concurrency (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “confidante”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “confidante” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

confidante vs confident
80% similar
confidante vs confidence
80% similar
confidante vs confidant
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for confidante
PropertyValue
Headwordconfidante
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkɑn.fɪ.dɑnt/
Letters10
Frequency rank#47,542
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “confidante”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).confidantelands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “concurrency” (#47,541), “conifer” (#47,543), “conceptualize” (#47,540). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “confidante” is #47,542. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around confidante (IPA /ˈkɑn.fɪ.dɑnt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,542 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for confidante, with forms such as "cconfidante", "cnofidante", and "cofnidante". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "confident", "confidence", "confidant", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French confidente. The correct English form is confidante, spelled C-O-N-F-I-D-A-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A female confidant.
  2. 2
    A type of settee having a seat at each end at right angles to the main seats.
  3. 3
    Nonstandard spelling of confidant (male).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dany’s descent into madness is coming, of that there’s no doubt, especially given that the episode ends with the execution of her confidante Missandei.
  2. Meanwhile, Sally peels herself from the stage's only prop – a green-velvet confidante – and staggers off into the wings.

Etymology

From French confidente.

This word in other languages

Vertraute(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconfidante
  • cnofidante
  • cofnidante
  • confdiante
  • conffidante
  • confiadnte
  • confidanet
  • confidannte
  • confidantte
  • confidatne
  • confiddante
  • confidnate
  • conifdante
  • connfidante
  • ocnfidante

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of confidante - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cconfidante1cnofidante2cofnidante2confdiante2conffidante1confiadnte2confidanet2confidannte1
Edit distance from "confidante"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "confidante"?
"confidante" is spelled C-O-N-F-I-D-A-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɑn.fɪ.dɑnt/.
What does "confidante" mean?
As a noun, "confidante" means: A female confidant.
What words are commonly confused with "confidante"?
"confidante" is commonly confused with "confident", "confidence", "confidant". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "confidante"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "confidante" is /ˈkɑn.fɪ.dɑnt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "confidante"?
From French confidente. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list