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confusable en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English confuse Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English confusable From confuse + -able.

Meanings

  1. Able to be confused.

Forms

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more confusable Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most confusable Degree=Sup lexicographic
confusible alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

confusably · unconfusable

Relateds

conflatable

confusable en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English confuse Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English confusable From confuse + -able.

Meanings

  1. A word or phrase that is easily confused with another.
  2. (qualifier:Unicode) A single character that is easily confused with another, used in phishing attacks.
    • Near-synonym: homoglyph

Forms

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confusables Number=Plur lexicographic
confusible alternative lexicographic

Synonyms

homoglyph