confuse with

Frequency: 9.045.2 per million words

To mistake someone or something with another.

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Examples (10)

  • 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.