# confines

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɑnfaɪnz/ · frequency rank #21,167

## Definitions
1. The borders or limits of an area.
2. The elements that restrain someone.
3. The scope or range of a subject.

## Easily confused with
- **continues** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/confines-vs-continues)
- **convinces** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/confines-vs-convinces)
- **confine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/confine-vs-confines)
- **confide** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/confide-vs-confines)
- **confined** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/confined-vs-confines)
- **combines** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/combines-vs-confines)
- **confided** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/confided-vs-confines)

## Common misspellings (12)
`cconfines`, `cnofines`, `cofnines`, `conffines`, `confiens`, `confiness`, `confinnes`, `confinse`, `confnies`, `conifnes`, `connfines`, `ocnfines`

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