confute
/kənˈfjuːt/obsolete
confute is spelled C-O-N-F-U-T-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, confute means “To show (something or someone) to be false or wrong; to disprove or refute” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in confute?
| Letters | 7: C-O-N-F-U-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th 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 confute?
Confute appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th 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 confute?
- UK /kənˈfjuːt/
Confute 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-confute.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with confute?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as confute from its last stressed vowel (/ut/, British pronunciation):
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 confute
- confutes present, singular, he/she/it
- confuting participle, present
- confuted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does confute mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
archaicTo show (something or someone) to be false or wrong; to disprove or refute.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does confute come from?
From Middle French confuter, from Latin confūtō.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).