confundir

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confundir

  • [kõɱfũn̪ˈd̪iɾ]

Rhymes with iɾ

Where it comes from

Del latín cōnfundō, -ere.

verb haber confundido · confundiendo · habiendo confundido · confundido · confundo · confundes

  1. pronominal Mezclar dos o más cosas diversas de modo que las partes de las unas se incorporen con las de las otras.
  2. pronominal Barajar, desordenar diferentes cosas que estaban separadas y ordenadas.
  3. pronominal Tener o tomar una cosa por otra.

    Similar: equivocar, errar

  4. Convencer o concluir a uno en la disputa.
  5. pronominal, rare Abatir el orgullo y altivez de uno, causar vergüenza a alguien.

    Similar: humillar, abatir, avergonzar

  6. pronominal Turbar a uno de manera que no acierte a explicarse.
  7. pronominal Hacer perder los objetivos que una persona se traza, de modo que incurra en errores frecuentes.

    Similar: desorientar, desmotivar, dispersar · Opposite: aconsejar, asesorar, centrar, guiar, motivar, orientar

In English

  • abash to make ashamed, to embarrass
  • bewilder to confuse, disorientate, or puzzle someone
  • nonplus to bewilder or perplex (someone)
  • confuse to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody
  • confound to confuse
  • addle to make addle
  • muddle mix together, to mix up; to confuse
  • betray to mislead, to lead into error or sin
  • befuddle perplex or confuse
  • conflate to fail to properly distinguish things or keep them separate; mistakenly treat t

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@misc{confundir_2026,
  title = {confundir},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/confundir},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}