Confound has 2 syllables and the stress is on the second syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | When in doubt tell the truth. It will confound your enemies and astound your friends. | |
| 2. | It is a mistake to confound strangeness with mystery. The most commonplace crime is often the most mysterious, because it presents no new or special features from which deductions may be drawn. | |
| 3. | Come ye, therefore, let us go down and there confound their tongue, that they may not understand one another's speech. |