What does confundir mean?
confundir means to confuse, to throw off, to baffle, to perplex in English. It is a regular -ir verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to mistake, to confuse, to mix up (misidentify); to confound.
Spanish verb guide
Confundir Conjugation in Spanish
Learn confundir, meaning to confuse, to throw off, to baffle, to perplex, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-irgerund: confundiendoparticiple: confundido
Principal forms of confundir
- Infinitive
- confundir
- Gerund
- confundiendo
- Past participle
- confundido
Confundir conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | confundo | confundí | confundía | confundiré |
| tú | confundes | confundiste | confundías | confundirás |
| él / ella / usted | confunde | confundió | confundía | confundirá |
| nosotros/as | confundimos | confundimos | confundíamos | confundiremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | confunden | confundieron | confundían | confundirán |
Pattern notes
- Confundir follows the regular -ir pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with confundir
Le confundí con su hermano.I mistook him for his brother.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nunca confundas lástima con amor.Never confuse pity with love.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
No confundas Austria con Australia.Don't confuse Austria with Australia.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate confundir for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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