confundir

to confuse

verb kohn-foon-DEER Less Common

Origin: From Latin 'confundere' (to pour together, to mix up).

Also means

to mix up

Usage Note

Confundir means to confuse, mix up, or mistake one thing for another (confundí las llaves — I mixed up the keys). The reflexive confundirse means to get confused or to make a mistake. A common construction is confundir A con B — to mistake A for B (lo confundí con su hermano).

Examples

"Siempre confundo las fechas."

Natural Translation

I always mix up the dates.

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