This is the 4741st most frequent Spanish word.
confiando
"Confiando" means "trusting" or "relying."
In this sentence, 'confiando' is a gerund, used to express the ongoing action of placing trust.
Estoy confiando en que llegarán a tiempo.
I am trusting that they will arrive on time.
Here, 'confiando' indicates relying or depending strongly on her abilities.
Ella está confiando en sus habilidades para lograrlo.
She is placing trust in her abilities to achieve it.
In this context, 'confiando' is used to show reliance upon someone's statement as a basis for an action.