# confessing vs confusing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### confessing
*verb · IPA /kənˈfɛsɪŋ/ · frequency rank #26,044*
present participle and gerund of confess

### confusing
*adjective · IPA /kənˈfjuːzɪŋ/ · frequency rank #6,884*
difficult to understand; not clear as lacking order, chaotic, etc.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/confessing-vs-confusing