Both are correct. A `confidant’ is someone you confide in. You trust this person implicitly and you tell him everything that is going on in your life. In other words, you pour your heart out to him.
A `confidante’, on the other hand, is a woman whom you tell your problems to. There are a few words in English where the addition of the letter `e’ changes the gender: blond (man) and blonde (woman) is one such example.
*Shruthi was her uncle’s only confidante.
Both words are pronounced the same way. The first two syllables are pronounced like the first two syllables of `confidence’. The `a’ in `dant’ is like the `a’ in `pants’, `ants’, and `apple’. While some people put the stress on the first syllable, others put it on the final syllable.
Source: ‘Know Your English’ ( The Hindu) – May 08, 2006
A `confidante’, on the other hand, is a woman whom you tell your problems to. There are a few words in English where the addition of the letter `e’ changes the gender: blond (man) and blonde (woman) is one such example.
*Shruthi was her uncle’s only confidante.
Both words are pronounced the same way. The first two syllables are pronounced like the first two syllables of `confidence’. The `a’ in `dant’ is like the `a’ in `pants’, `ants’, and `apple’. While some people put the stress on the first syllable, others put it on the final syllable.
Source: ‘Know Your English’ ( The Hindu) – May 08, 2006
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