# confidential

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌkɑːnfɪˈdɛnʃl/ · frequency rank #8,265

## Definitions
1. Kept, or meant to be kept, secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly
2. Inclined to share confidences; (of things) making people inclined to share confidences; involving the sharing of confidences.
3. Having someone's confidence or trust; having a position requiring trust; worthy of being trusted with confidences.

## Etymology
From Latin confidentia + -al.

## Easily confused with
- **confidentially** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/confidential-vs-confidentially)

## Common misspellings (18)
`cconfidential`, `cnofidential`, `cofnidential`, `confdiential`, `conffidential`, `confiddential`, `confidenital`, `confidenntial`, `confidentail`, `confidentiall`, `confidentila`, `confidenttial`, `confidetnial`, `confidnetial`, `confiedntial`, `conifdential`, `connfidential`, `ocnfidential`

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