Polyglot Dictionary

verwirren

/fɛɐ̯ˈvɪʁən/

verb B1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
verwirrt
past
verwirrte
perfect
hat verwirrt

Meaning

  1. to confuse

    • Die vielen Regeln verwirrten ihn.

      The many rules confused him.

    • Die vielen Schilder verwirrten die Touristen. Sie fragten einen Einheimischen.

      The many signs confused the tourists. They asked a local.

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Similar words

irritieren

False-friend warning: German irritieren mostly means "to confuse, to bewilder," not "to irritate, to annoy" like the English word suggests; verwirren is the plain word for "to confuse."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

confundir

confundir is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to confuse."

Portuguese

confundir

confundir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to confuse."

Practice

1 What does verwirren mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches verwirren?

See also

verb

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