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confusable

confusable

7.7
So similar to another thing that people often mistake it for
  • adjective
  • /kənˈfjuzəbl/
translation icon : confundible
  • Many students find similar-looking mathematical symbols confusable, which can lead to mistakes in calculations.

And because I will Indian accent, they're confusable to humans.

Examples

  • Those are two different concepts in the in the Mac and people can't tell them apart because they're very confusable with each other.

  • In English, certain words like 'affect' and 'effect' are commonly confusable even for native speakers.

  • These kids are pretty confusable."

    The Edge of Seventeen (2016)

  • Second, I didn't notice a dot inside the zero symbol although it is present on "Some potentially confusable characters" picture.

    Blog text (3)

  • Some potentially confusable characters

    Blog text (3)

  • The letters 'b' and 'd' are often confusable for young children learning to write.

Synonyms

mistakable
vsconfusable
4.0

Easy to confuse with something else

has the same meaning and causes equally easy confusion
undistinguishable
vsconfusable
8.2

Cannot be told apart from something else

is less extreme, meaning it is only likely to be confused not impossible to separate

Antonyms

distinct
168 3.5

Clearly different from others

unmistakable
43 3.9

Very clear and easy to recognize

How Confusable

confusable
7.7
similar
∞ 1.0
distinct
65 3.5

Surface Forms

confusable positive

Morphology

confusable = confuse (transparent) = confuse + able

The word 'confusable' is transparently derived from 'confuse' with the addition of the suffix '-able', indicating capability.

Etymology

Confusable comes from the simpler word confuse, which has parts con- 'together' and fuse 'to pour or mix', plus the ending -able 'able to'. So something confusable is 'able to be mixed up' with something else, which is why it is easy to mistake one thing for another.