# confit

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɒnfiː/ · frequency rank #68,110

## Definitions
1. Any of various kinds of food that have been immersed in a substance for both flavor and preservation.

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