Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

confusingly

/kənfjˈuzɪŋli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables
con-fus-ing-ly
IPA
/kənfjˈuzɪŋli/
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a confusing manner.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English confusing Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English confusingly From confusing + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more confusingly (comparative) most confusingly (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

confusedly confusion

Synonyms

bewilderingly puzzlingly disorientingly

Rhymes With

amusingly accusingly

Questions

How do you pronounce confusingly?
The recorded pronunciation is /kənfjˈuzɪŋli/.
What does confusingly mean?
In a confusing manner.
Where does confusingly come from?
Etymology tree English confusing Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English confusingly From confusing + -ly.

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