confuse
Definitions
Verb
- Mistake one thing for another
- Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
- Cause to feel embarrassment
- Assemble without order or sense
- Make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "confuse".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "confuse".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | course | 1 | 465 |
| 2 | confused | 2 | 44 |
| 3 | confusion | 3 | 44 |
| 4 | confessed | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | confer | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | confesses | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | confusing | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | confucius | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | confuses | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | confluent | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | couse | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | conus | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | infuse | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | crouse | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | cronus | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | couser | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | conser | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | clouse | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | confounds | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | configure | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "confuse" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "confuse" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "confuse" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | air | 1 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "confuse".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | confess | 2 | 11 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 3
Sound Alikes: 1
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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