Confuse

//kənˈfjuːz//

Synonyms for "confuse" (204 found)

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Adjective(1 words)
confused

Related words (102)

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Translations

131 translations across 41 languages.

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Arabic

3 entries
  • أَرْبَكَ verb (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody)
  • أَرْبَكَ verb (to embarrass)
  • حَيَّرَ verb (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody)

Azerbaijani

4 entries
  • karıxdırmaq verb (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody)
  • qarışdırmaq verb (to mix thoroughly)
  • çaş-baş etmək verb (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody)
  • çaşdırmaq verb (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody)

Belarusian

2 entries
  • блытаць verb (to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another)
  • пераблытаць verb (to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • обърквам verb (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody)
  • обърквам verb (to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another)
  • размесвам verb (to mix thoroughly)
  • смущавам verb (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody)

Catalan

2 entries
  • confondre verb (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody)
  • confondre verb (to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 攪亂 /搅乱 verb (to mix thoroughly)
  • 讓……困惑 /让……困惑 verb (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody)

Czech

3 entries
  • splést verb (to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another)
  • zaměnit verb (to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another)
  • zmást verb (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody)

Danish

3 entries
  • bringe en i forlegenhed verb (to embarrass)
  • forveksle verb (to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another)
  • forvirre verb (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody)

Dutch

4 entries
  • door elkaar halen verb (to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another)
  • dooreenhalen verb (to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another)
  • dooreenhalen verb (to mix thoroughly)
  • in de war brengen verb (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • konfuzi verb (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody)
  • konfuzi verb (to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another)

Finnish

4 entries
  • erehtyä verb (to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another)
  • hämätä verb (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody)
  • nolata verb (to embarrass)
  • saada hämilleen verb (to embarrass)

French

4 entries
  • confondre verb (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody)
  • confondre verb (to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another)
  • confuser verb (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody)
  • confusionner verb (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody)

Georgian

2 entries
  • აერევა verb (to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another)
  • დაბნევა verb (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody)

German

4 entries
  • jemanden in Verlegenheit f bringen verb (to embarrass)
  • konfundieren verb (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody)
  • vermischen verb (to mix thoroughly)
  • verwechseln verb (to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another)

Greek

4 entries
  • μπερδεύω verb (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody)
  • προκαλώ αμηχανία verb (to embarrass)
  • σαστίζω verb (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody)
  • συγχέω verb (to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • בלבל verb (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody)
  • בלבל verb (to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • összekavar verb (to mix thoroughly)
  • összekever verb (to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another)
  • összekever verb (to mix thoroughly)
  • összetéveszt verb (to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • víxla verb (to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another)

Italian

2 entries
  • confondere verb (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody)
  • confondere verb (to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another)

Japanese

3 entries
  • 混乱させる verb (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody)
  • 混乱させる verb (to embarrass)
  • 混同する verb (to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another)

Kabuverdianu

1 entries
  • baradja verb (to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another)

Korean

1 entries
  • 혼란시키다 verb (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody)

Latin

2 entries
  • cōnfundō verb (to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another)
  • cōnfundō verb (to mix thoroughly)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • буни verb (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody)

Māori

3 entries
  • whakananu verb (to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another)
  • whakapōkīkī verb (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody)
  • whakapōraru verb (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody)

Norwegian

3 entries
  • blande verb (to mix thoroughly)
  • forveksle verb (to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another)
  • forvirre verb (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • blande sammen verb (to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another)
  • bringe noen i forlegenhet verb (to embarrass)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • blande saman verb (to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another)

Old English

4 entries
  • dwilman verb (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody)
  • formengan verb (to mix thoroughly)
  • mengan verb (to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another)
  • mengan verb (to mix thoroughly)

Polish

2 entries
  • pomylić verb (to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another)
  • zmieszać verb (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • confundir verb (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody)
  • confundir verb (to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another)
  • envergonhar verb (to embarrass)
  • misturar verb (to mix thoroughly)

Quechua

1 entries
  • arwiy verb (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody)

Romanian

1 entries
  • încurca verb (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody)

Russian

4 entries
  • запу́тать verb (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody)
  • обозна́ться verb (to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another)
  • перепу́тать verb (to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another)
  • пу́тать verb (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries
  • cuir tro-chèile verb (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody)
  • cuir tro-chèile verb (to mix thoroughly)

Sikkimese

1 entries
  • དཀྲུགས verb (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody)

Spanish

4 entries
  • barahustar verb (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody)
  • barajustar verb (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody)
  • baraustar verb (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody)
  • confundir verb (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody)

Swedish

4 entries
  • blanda verb (to mix thoroughly)
  • blanda ihop verb (to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another)
  • förvirra verb (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody)
  • förväxla verb (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody)

Turkish

1 entries
  • karıştırmak verb (to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • переплутати verb (to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another)
  • плутати verb (to mix up / muddle up one thing with another; to mistake one thing for another)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • צעמישן verb (to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody)

Sample sentences

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Never confuse art with life.

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Never confuse opinions with facts.

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These answers confuse cause with consequence.

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Don't confuse Austria with Australia.

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