confín

/konˈfin/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
confines

Meaning

  1. limit

    • Viajó hasta los confines del mundo.

      He travelled to the ends of the earth.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

límite

confín, often used in the plural "confines," means the far edges or boundaries of a territory; límite is the general word for "limit, boundary."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

limite

limite is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "limit."

Practice

1 What does confín mean?

2 Fill the gap: Viajó hasta los ___ del mundo.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches confín?

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