confuse with
Frequency: 9.045.2 per million words
To mistake someone or something with another.
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- People often confuse me with my twin brother.
- It's easy to confuse this herb with a similar-looking but toxic plant.
- Don't confuse sympathy with pity; they are very different emotions.
- The symptoms are often confused with those of a common cold.
- In my haste, I confused your house with the one next door.
- Please try not to confuse the facts with your own opinions.
- She was worried the teacher would confuse her work with her friend's.
- I always confuse the words 'affect' with 'effect'.
- He confused the actor's real personality with the character he played on screen.
- The similar packaging caused many customers to confuse the new product with the old one.