Confundirse (en. Get confused)

/kon-fun-ˈdir-se/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To err in the understanding or interpretation of something.

I got confused with the instructions and didn't know how to assemble the furniture.

Me confundí con las instrucciones y no supe cómo montar el mueble.

To feel confusion about the identity of something or someone.

I mistook one person for another at the party.

Me confundí de persona en la fiesta.

Mistake for something else.

Sometimes classical art is confused with contemporary art.

Algunas veces se confunden el arte clásico con el contemporáneo.

From Latin 'confundĕre', meaning 'to join, mix'.

to get lost

To be mistaken about the direction or route to take.

confundirse de camino

not to confuse things

To remember that two things are different and should not be mixed.

no confundir las cosas

one gets confused sometimes

Indicates that something may be misinterpreted at times.

se confunde a veces

confusion

State of doubt and uncertainty about something.

confusión

diffusion

Distribution of something among a wide group.

difusión

to confuse

To err in the identification of something.

confundir

To make a blunder

I'm sorry, I messed up by confusing the appointment.

Lo siento, metí la pata al confundirme de cita.

To make a mess

I got myself into a mess and confused the two brothers.

Me hice un lío y confundí a los dos hermanos.