Portuguese Etymology From confiar + -ável. Pronunciation (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.fiˈa.vew/ [kõ.fɪˈa.veʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /kõˈfja.vew/ [kõˈfja.veʊ̯] (Portugal) IPA(key): /kõˈfja.vɛl/ [kõˈfja.vɛɫ] (Portugal) IPA(key): /kõˈfja.vɛl/ [kõˈfja.vɛɫ] (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /kõˈfja.bɛl/ [kõˈfja.βɛɫ] Rhymes: (Portugal) -avɛl Hyphenation: con‧fi‧á‧vel Adjective confiável m or f (plural confiáveis) faithful, loyal Synonyms: fiel, leal reliable Synonyms: fiável, fidedignoWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.