How to pronounce “confidential”
Say “confidential” in 4 beats
confidential
/ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kɒnfɪdɛnʃəl/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- conkɑn
- fidfə
- endɛnstress
- tialʃəl
- IPA (American)
- /ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl/
- IPA (British)
- /kɒnfɪdɛnʃəl/
- Respelling
- kahn-fuh-DEN-shuhl
- Syllables
- 4 — con-fid-EN-tial
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: con-fid-EN-tial. “en” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl/
/kɒnfɪdɛnʃəl/
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What “confidential” means
- adjective
entrusted with private information and the confidence of another
“a confidential secretary”
- adjective
(of information) given in confidence or in secret
“this arrangement must be kept confidential”
- adjective
denoting confidence or intimacy
“a confidential approach”
Say it in a sentence
“The file is confidential and must stay in this office.”“confidential”, answered
How do you pronounce “confidential”?
“confidential” is pronounced /ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl/ (kahn-fuh-DEN-shuhl) in American English and /kɒnfɪdɛnʃəl/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “en”. Build it as con-fid-EN-tial, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “confidential” have?
4: con · fid · en · tial. The beat lands on the third, “en”.
Is “confidential” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl/ (kahn-fuh-DEN-shuhl); British English says /kɒnfɪdɛnʃəl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “confidential” mean?
As an adjective: entrusted with private information and the confidence of another For example: “a confidential secretary” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “confidential”?
Stress the third syllable: con-fid-EN-tial. “en” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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