confiteor
con·fi·te·or/kənˈfɪtiɔː/noun
confiteor is spelled C-O-N-F-I-T-E-O-R: 9 letters and 4 syllables (con·fi·te·or). It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, confiteor means “A prayer, typically beginning “I confess to Almighty God…” in English, in which public confession of sins is made” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of confiteor is confiteors.
How many letters and syllables are in confiteor?
| Letters | 9: C-O-N-F-I-T-E-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: con·fi·te·or |
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is confiteor?
Confiteor appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th 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 confiteor?
- UK /kənˈfɪtiɔː/
- UK /kɒn-/
- UK /-fiː-/
Confiteor has 4 syllables, split con·fi·te·or in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of confiteor
- confiteors plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does confiteor mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A prayer, typically beginning “I confess to Almighty God…” in English, in which public confession of sins is made.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of confiteor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does confiteor come from?
From Latin cōnfiteor (“to confess”), the first word of the prayer and used as its title in Ecclesiastical Latin. Doublet of confess.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).