# confidante

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɑn.fɪ.dɑnt/ · frequency rank #47,542

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

## Etymology
From French confidente.

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

## Common misspellings (15)
`cconfidante`, `cnofidante`, `cofnidante`, `confdiante`, `conffidante`, `confiadnte`, `confidanet`, `confidannte`, `confidantte`, `confidatne`, `confiddante`, `confidnate`, `conifdante`, `connfidante`, `ocnfidante`

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