How to pronounce “confound”
Say “confound” in 2 beats
confound
/kɑnˈfaʊnd/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kənfaʊnd/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- conkɑn
- foundfaʊndstress
- IPA (American)
- /kɑnˈfaʊnd/
- IPA (British)
- /kənfaʊnd/
- Also accepted
- /kənˈfaʊnd/
- Respelling
- kahn-FOWND
- Syllables
- 2 — con-FOUND
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: con-FOUND. “found” 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
American and British are not the same here
/kɑnˈfaʊnd/
/kənfaʊnd/
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What “confound” means
- verb
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
“These questions confuse even the experts”
- verb
mistake one thing for another
“you are confusing me with the other candidate”
Say it in a sentence
“The results continue to confound everyone who studies them.”“confound”, answered
How do you pronounce “confound”?
“confound” is pronounced /kɑnˈfaʊnd/ (kahn-FOWND) in American English and /kənfaʊnd/ in British English, and /kənˈfaʊnd/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “found”. Build it as con-FOUND, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “confound” have?
2: con · found. The beat lands on the second, “found”.
Is “confound” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /kɑnˈfaʊnd/ (kahn-FOWND); British English says /kənfaʊnd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “confound” mean?
As a verb: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly For example: “These questions confuse even the experts” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “confound”?
Stress the second syllable: con-FOUND. “found” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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