confidential

Questions about confidential

What does confidential mean?

confidential means "entrusted with private information and the confidence of another". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in confidential?

confidential has 4 syllables: con-fi-den-tial. The stress falls on "den". In IPA it is /ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl/.

What is another word for confidential?

Close synonyms include secret. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is confidential a common word?

confidential is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with confidential?

7 words rhyme with confidential. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.