confondre

Probably borrowed from Latin cōnfundere.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kuɱˈfon.dɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [koɱˈfon.dɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [koɱˈfon.dɾe]

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confondre (first-person singular present confonc, first-person singular preterite confonguí, past participle confós); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/

1. to mix thoroughly or completely
2. (pronominal) to confound, to confuse

   Es van confondre de maletes ― They got mixed up with suitcases

3. (pronominal) to mistake (somebody or something for somebody or something else)

   T'he confosa amb la teva germana ― I have mistaken you for your sister

• confusió

• “confondre”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “confondre”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “confondre” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “confondre” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Inherited from Old French confondre, borrowed from Latin cōnfundere.

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.fɔ̃dʁ/

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confondre

1. (transitive) to confuse, to confound

   Son comportement m'a toujours confondu. ― His behavior always confused me.

   Est-ce que tu essaies de me confondre ? ― Are you trying to confuse me?

2. (transitive) to confuse (one thing with another), to mistake (one thing for another) [with avec]

   Je l'ai confondu avec son jumeau. ― I mistook him for his twin.

3. (reflexive) to mix in, to merge [with à]
4. (reflexive) to mix up, to get confused (with) [with avec]
5. (reflexive) to coincide
6. (reflexive) to be overflowing with, to be profuse with

   Je me confonds en excuses. ― I am apologizing profusely.

• confus
• confusion

• “confondre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• cunfundre (Anglo-Norman)

Borrowed from Latin cōnfundere.

confondre

1. to destroy; to annihilate

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

• → English: confound
• French: confondre