confined
/kənˈfaɪnd/adjective, verb
confined is spelled C-O-N-F-I-N-E-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 6.6 times per million words in written English, the 9,313th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, confined means “Not free to move” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in confined?
| Letters | 8: C-O-N-F-I-N-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 6.6 times per million words; the 9,313th 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 confined?
Confined appears 6.6 times per million words in written English, the 9,313th 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 confined?
- /kənˈfaɪnd/
Confined 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: En-us-confined.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of confined
- more confined comparative
- most confined superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does confined mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not free to move.
Mia was confined to her bedroom after suffering a broken leg.
- 2
Limited; narrow; restricted.
- 3
In a childbed.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of confine
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate confined?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of confined: ICE.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Confined in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not free to move:
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.