# confuse vs confused

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### confuse
*verb · IPA /kənˈfjuːz/ · frequency rank #11,671*
to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder (somebody); to afflict by being complicated, contradictory, or otherwise difficult to understand

### confused
*verb · IPA /kənˈfjuːzd/ · frequency rank #3,157*
simple past and past participle of confuse

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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