confín

boundary

noun kohn-FEEN Rare

Origin: From Latin confinium (border zone), from con- + finis (end, border).

Also means

frontier

Usage Note

Confín is almost always used in the plural confines, meaning the outermost limits or ends of a region: los confines del universo, los confines de la tierra. The singular is rarer and more formal. The written accent on the final syllable is required because the word ends in -n and the stress falls on the last syllable (violating the default penultimate rule).

Examples

"Viajó hasta los confines del desierto."

Natural Translation

He travelled to the far reaches of the desert.

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