confit
/kɑnˈfiː/noun, verb
confit is spelled C-O-N-F-I-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, confit means “Any of various kinds of food that have been immersed in a substance for both flavor and preservation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of confit is confits.
How many letters and syllables are in confit?
| Letters | 6: C-O-N-F-I-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 68,248th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is confit?
Confit appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th 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 confit?
- /ˈkɒnfiː/
- US /kɑnˈfiː/
Confit has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-confit.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with confit?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as confit from its last stressed vowel (/i/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of confit
- confits plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- confiting participle, present
- confited participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does confit mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of various kinds of food that have been immersed in a substance for both flavor and preservation.
verb
- 1
To prepare (food) in this manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does confit come from?
Unadapted borrowing from French confit, past participle of confire (“to preserve”), from Latin cōnficiō (perfect passive participle cōnfectus). Doublet of comfit, confect, confetto, and konfyt. Compare comfit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).