confide vs let out

confide and let out both are verbs.

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

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

confide: reveal in private; tell confidentially
let out: 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 on, reveal, uncover, unwrap.

confide (verb)	let out (verb)
reveal in private; tell confidentially	make (clothes) larger
confer a trust upon	make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
	express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
	bring out of a specific state