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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “confine”

“confine” is pronounced /kənˈfaɪn/ (kuhn-FYN) in American English and /kənfaɪn/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “faɪn”.
The sound

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confine

/kənˈfaɪn/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kənfaɪn/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

2 beats
  1. kənkən
  2. faɪnfaɪnstress
IPA (American)
/kənˈfaɪn/
IPA (British)
/kənfaɪn/
Respelling
kuhn-FYN
Syllables
2 — kən-FAꞮN
Stress
Stress the second syllable: kən-FAꞮN. “faɪn” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
verb
Difficulty
Legend — spelling and sound part company here
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/kənˈfaɪn/

British

/kənfaɪn/

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Meaning

What “confine” means

  1. verb

    place limits on (extent or access)

    “restrict the use of this parking lot”

  2. verb

    restrict or confine,

    “I limit you to two visits to the pub a day”

  3. verb

    prevent from leaving or from being removed

Say it in a sentence

“Please confine your questions to the first half of the report.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

5 sounds, in the order you say them
kkəschwann×2ffaɪlong i

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Questions

“confine”, answered

How do you pronounce “confine”?

“confine” is pronounced /kənˈfaɪn/ (kuhn-FYN) in American English and /kənfaɪn/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “faɪn”. Build it as kən-FAꞮN, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “confine” have?

2: kən · faɪn. The beat lands on the second, “faɪn”.

Is “confine” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /kənˈfaɪn/ (kuhn-FYN); British English says /kənfaɪn/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “confine” mean?

As a verb: place limits on (extent or access) For example: “restrict the use of this parking lot” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “confine”?

Stress the second syllable: kən-FAꞮN. “faɪn” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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