how to pronounce confondre

/kɔ̃.fɔ̃dʁ/

audio example by a male speaker

audio example by a female speaker

the above transcription of confondre is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

confondre is pronounced in two syllables

press buttons with phonetic symbols to learn how to precisely pronounce each sound of confondre

1.

ɔ̃

2.

ɔ̃

example pitch curve for pronunciation of confondre

test your pronunciation of confondre

press the "test" button to check how closely you can replicate the pitch of a native speaker in your pronunciation of confondre

video examples of confondre pronunciation

An example use of confondre in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… mais il faut pas confondre en fait ce …”

meanings of confondre

verb:

To confuse, confound.
To mix up, to get confused (with).
To mix in, to merge.
To coincide.
To be overflowing with, to be profuse with.

confondre frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word confondre occurs in french on average 11 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.