confide
/kənˈfaɪd/verb
confide is spelled C-O-N-F-I-D-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, confide means “To take (someone) into one's confidence; to speak in secret with” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in confide?
| Letters | 7: C-O-N-F-I-D-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,798th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is confide?
Confide appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th 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 confide?
- /kənˈfaɪd/
Confide has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-confide.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of confide
- confides present, singular, he/she/it
- confiding participle, present
- confided participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does confide mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
archaicTo trust or have faith (in).
I confide in her judgement in this matter.
- 2
To take (someone) into one's confidence; to speak in secret with.
I could no longer keep this secret alone; I had to confide in my brother.
- 3
datedTo entrust (something) to the responsibility of someone.
I confide this mission to you alone.
- 4
To say (something) in confidence.
After several drinks, I confided my problems to the barman.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Confide in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | faire confiance , confier |
| German | vertrauen , einweihen, ins Vertrauen ziehen , anvertrauen |
| Spanish | confiar , confiarse a |
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 confide come from?
From Middle Scots confide, confyde (“to put trust in”), from Latin confīdere (“to put trust in, have confidence in”), from con- (“together”) + fidēre (“to trust”). First attested in English use in the early 17th century. Doublet of faith and fidelity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).