confondre

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Etymology

From Latin confundere, present active infinitive of confundō, possibly a borrowing.

Pronunciation

Verb

confondre (first-person singular present confonc, first-person singular preterite confonguí, past participle confós)

  1. to mix thoroughly or completely
  2. to confound, to confuse

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

French

Etymology

From Old French confondre, borrowed from Latin confundere, present active infinitive of confundō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.fɔ̃dʁ/
  • audio(file)

Verb

confondre

  1. to confuse, confound
  2. (reflexive, with à) to mix in, to merge
  3. (reflexive, with avec) to mix up, to get confused (with)
  4. (reflexive) to coincide
  5. (reflexive) to be overflowing with, to be profuse with
    Je me confonds en excuses. — I am apologizing profusely.

Conjugation

Conjugation of confondre (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple confondre
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple confondant
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle confondu
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dy/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present confonds
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃/ 		confonds
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃/ 		confond
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃/ 		confondons
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dɔ̃/ 		confondez
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.de/ 		confondent
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃d/
imperfect confondais
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dɛ/ 		confondais
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dɛ/ 		confondait
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dɛ/ 		confondions
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.djɔ̃/ 		confondiez
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dje/ 		confondaient
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dɛ/
past historic2 confondis
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.di/ 		confondis
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.di/ 		confondit
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.di/ 		confondîmes
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dim/ 		confondîtes
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dit/ 		confondirent
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.diʁ/
future confondrai
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dʁe/ 		confondras
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dʁa/ 		confondra
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dʁa/ 		confondrons
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dʁɔ̃/ 		confondrez
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dʁe/ 		confondront
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dʁɔ̃/
conditional confondrais
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dʁɛ/ 		confondrais
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dʁɛ/ 		confondrait
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dʁɛ/ 		confondrions
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dʁi.jɔ̃/ 		confondriez
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dʁi.je/ 		confondraient
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present confonde
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃d/ 		confondes
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃d/ 		confonde
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃d/ 		confondions
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.djɔ̃/ 		confondiez
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dje/ 		confondent
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃d/
imperfect2 confondisse
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dis/ 		confondisses
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dis/ 		confondît
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.di/ 		confondissions
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.di.sjɔ̃/ 		confondissiez
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.di.sje/ 		confondissent
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dis/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — confonds
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃/ 		— confondons
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dɔ̃/ 		confondez
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.de/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Related terms

Further reading

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin confundere, present active infinitive of confundō.

Verb

confondre

  1. to destroy; to annihilate

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of confondre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive confondre avoir confondu, confus
gerund en confondant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle confondant
past participle confondu, confus
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present confont confonz confont confondons confondez confondent
imperfect confondoie, confondeie confondoies, confondeies confondoit, confondeit confondiiens, confondiens confondiiez, confondiez confondoient, confondeient
preterite confondi confondis confondi confondimes confondistes confondirent
future confondrai confondras confondra confondrons confondroiz, confondreiz, confondrez confondront
conditional confondroie, confondreie confondroies, confondreies confondroit, confondreit confondriiens, confondriens confondriiez, confondriez confondroient, confondreient
compound
tenses 		present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses 		present confonde confondes confonde confondons confondez confondent
imperfect confondisse confondisses confondist confondissons, confondissiens confondissoiz, confondissez, confondissiez confondissent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— confont — confondons confondez —

Descendants

  • → English: confound
  • French: confondre
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