confounded
con·found·ed/kənˈfaʊndɪd/adjective, verb
confounded is spelled C-O-N-F-O-U-N-D-E-D: 10 letters and 3 syllables (con·found·ed). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,176th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, confounded means “Confused, astonished” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in confounded?
| Letters | 10: C-O-N-F-O-U-N-D-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: con·found·ed |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,176th 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 confounded?
Confounded appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,176th 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 confounded?
- /kənˈfaʊndɪd/
Confounded has 3 syllables, split con·found·ed in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-confounded.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of confounded
- more confounded comparative
- most confounded superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does confounded mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Confused, astonished.
- 2
Defeated, thwarted.
- 3
colloquialExtremely bad; very unpleasant; used as an intensifier.
The confounded thing doesn't work.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of confound
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Confounded in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | confondu |
| German | verwechselt, durcheinander, verwirrt , besiegt, überwunden , verdammt |
| Spanish | confundido , condenado, maldito, execrable, desgraciado |
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.