Polyglot Dictionary

konfus

/kɔnˈfuːs/

adjective C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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Meaning

  1. confused, muddled

    • Seine Erklärung war konfus.

      His explanation was muddled.

Similar words

verirrt

Konfus is confused/muddled in one's thinking; verirrt literally means lost/stray, and is used figuratively the same way English "lost" means "confused" (I'm lost).

Similar in other languages

Spanish

incoherente

Close — incoherent relates to confused, muddled (konfus).

Practice

1 What does konfus mean?

2 Fill the gap: Seine Erklärung war ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches konfus?

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