confused
Definitions
Adjective
- Mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently
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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Consonant Match
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "confused".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "confused".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | confined | 2 | 16 |
| 2 | consumed | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | confided | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | confessed | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | confuse | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | fused | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | unused | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | confounded | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | consoled | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | conjured | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | confiscated | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | roused | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | confuses | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | ousted | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | infused | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | configured | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | couse | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | conus | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | cornfeld | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | confound | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "confused" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | confused with | 1 | 4 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "confused" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be confused | 1 | 4 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "confused" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | belt | 1 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "confused".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 6
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 6
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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