# confusing

> English word · Adjective · IPA /kənˈfjuːzɪŋ/ · frequency rank #6,884

## Definitions
1. difficult to understand; not clear as lacking order, chaotic, etc.

## Easily confused with
- **confusion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/confusing-vs-confusion)
- **consuming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/confusing-vs-consuming)
- **conjuring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/confusing-vs-conjuring)
- **confessing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/confessing-vs-confusing)

## Common misspellings (14)
`cconfusing`, `cnofusing`, `cofnusing`, `conffusing`, `confsuing`, `confuisng`, `confusign`, `confusingg`, `confusinng`, `confusnig`, `confussing`, `connfusing`, `conufsing`, `ocnfusing`

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