confín

[kõɱˈfĩn]

/[kõɱˈfĩn]/ noun

The verdict

“confín” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #80,826 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#80,826
frequency rank, Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Término o raya que divide las poblaciones, provincias o reinos, y señala los límites de cada uno.

Key facts for confín
PropertyValue
Headwordconfín
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kõɱˈfĩn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#80,826
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “confín” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). confín lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for confín is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kõɱˈfĩn]. Corpus data places it at rank #80,826 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Término o raya que divide las poblaciones, provincias o reinos, y señala los límites de cada uno.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for confín, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is confín, spelled C-O-N-F-Í-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Término o raya que divide las poblaciones, provincias o reinos, y señala los límites de cada uno.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "confín"?
"confín" is spelled C-O-N-F-Í-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kõɱˈfĩn].
What does "confín" mean?
As a noun, "confín" means: Término o raya que divide las poblaciones, provincias o reinos, y señala los límites de cada uno.
How do you pronounce "confín"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "confín" is [kõɱˈfĩn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "confín" come from?
"confín" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “confín”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-N-F-Í-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kõɱˈfĩn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list