confesión
/konfeˈsjon/
The English phrase 'confession' is translated into Spanish as confesión.
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of confesión is confesiones. The related verb meaning 'to confess' is confesar.
How do you pronounce it?
/konfeˈsjon/
Did you know?
- The Spanish word confesión shares a deep ancestral root with the English word 'fate', via the Latin fateor, meaning 'to speak' or 'to acknowledge'.
- Spanish speakers may use confesar when admitting something trivial, like confieso que me gusta el chocolate, giving it a playful tone of admitting a 'guilty pleasure'.
- While English speakers use 'confession' for many types of admissions, in Spanish, using confesión for a non-religious secret can sometimes sound overly dramatic or even theatrical.
Examples in context
- Debo hacer una confesión importante.I must make an important confession.
- La declaración del acusado fue considerada una confesión.The defendant's statement was considered a confession.
- Necesito hacerte una confidencia importante.I need to share an important confession with you.
- Su confesión fue muy sincera.His confession was very sincere.
- Es una confesión difícil de hacer.It is a difficult confession to make.
- La policía espera su confesión.The police are waiting for his confession.
Example conversation
Lucía and Javier are talking privately at home.
- LucíaJavier, necesito hacer una confesión.Javier, I need to make a confession.
- JavierMe asustas, Lucía. ¿Qué pasó?You're scaring me, Lucía. What happened?
- LucíaYo rompí tu taza favorita.I broke your favorite mug.
- JavierNo esperaba esa confesión hoy.I wasn't expecting that confession today.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry confesión, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries confesión, CC BY-SA 4.0.
