confus
French, adjective/kɔ̃.fy/
confus is spelled C-O-N-F-U-S (6 letters) and appears 5.6 times per million words in written French, the 10,294th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Confus is a French adjective meaning “confused (chaotic, jumbled or muddled)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Dont il est impossible de distinguer les éléments constitutifs”.
What does confus mean in English?
adjective
- 1
confused (chaotic, jumbled or muddled)
- 2
confusing
- 3
ashamed or embarrassed
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Dont il est impossible de distinguer les éléments constitutifs. 2. Qui se confond et que l’on n’entend pas distinctement, en parlant des sons, des bruits. 3. Qui confond, qui réunit des droits actifs et passifs concernant un même objet. 4. Qui est embrouillé, obscur pour l’esprit.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of confus
- confuse feminine
- confuses feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce confus?
- /kɔ̃.fy/
- \kɔ̃.fy\
- [kɔ̃.fy]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to confus
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is confus in French?
confus appears 5.6 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).