Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

confusing

/kənˈfjuːzɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.02 in modern English

Syllables: con-fus-ing
IPA: /kənˈfjuːzɪŋ/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

difficult to understand; not clear as lacking order, chaotic, etc.

verb

present participle and gerund of confuse

Example Sentences

"Several sections in that book are really confusing."
"The Cleveland Clinic’s Sukol thinks the word “healthy” is confusing and should be replaced with the term “nourishing,” as some processed foods have been marketed as “healthy.”"

Inflected Forms

more confusing (comparative) most confusing (superlative)

Derived Forms

confusingly confusingness

Phrases

more confusing than a Rubik's cube

Frequently Paired Words

confuse confused confusion uncertain flustered

Synonyms

muddlesome mistakable misleading baffling bemusing befuddling bewildering cattywampus clear as mud confounding confusing confuzzling

Antonyms

judicious obvious sensible

Rhymes With

using losing choosing refusing amusing accusing abusing cruising bruising fusing oozing reusing

Questions

How do you pronounce confusing?: The recorded pronunciation is /kənˈfjuːzɪŋ/.
What does confusing mean?: difficult to understand; not clear as lacking order, chaotic, etc.

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