confide vs let on

confide and let on both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
confide	No	No	Yes	No
let on	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, let on is a hypernym of confide; that is, let on is a word with a broader meaning than confide:

confide: reveal in private; tell confidentially
let on: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

Other hypernyms of confide include break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let out, reveal, uncover, unwrap.

confide (verb)	let on (verb)
reveal in private; tell confidentially	make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
confer a trust upon