English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Confidence Pronunciation
Confidence is pronounced KAHN-fuh-duhns, IPA /ˈkɑnfədəns/.
KAHN-fuh-duhns
US /ˈkɑnfədəns/ · UK /ˈkɒnfɪdəns/
Syllables: KAHN · fuh · duhns (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A feeling of certainty in yourself or in something, or trust placed in another person.
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Confidence in a Sentence
- She answered with complete confidence.
- The team lost confidence after the third defeat.
- He told me in confidence, so I cannot repeat it.
Common Mispronunciations of Confidence
Not kuhn-FI-duhns
Confide carries its force in the middle, but the noun pulls it back to the opening KAHN.
Not KAHN-fuh-dens
Slacken the last beat to duhns. A full e there, as in dense, makes the ending sound spelled out rather than spoken.
Tip: Three beats, loud at the front. Confident follows the same shape; confide and confidential do not.
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