confondes

Confondes is the second-person singular present indicative form of the French verb confondre. It translates as “you confuse” or “you mix up” and is used when addressing someone informal (tu). The verb confondre can mean to confuse people, to blend or mingle different elements, or to cause misunderstanding.

Etymology: confondre comes from the Latin confundere, formed from con- “together” and fundere “to pour.” The sense shifted from pouring together to mixing or confusing, in both literal and figurative uses.

Standard spelling and usage note: In standard modern French, the present tense form for tu is written as two words: tu confonds. The single-word form confondes is not considered correct in formal writing, though it may appear in casual or typographic contexts.

Conjugation in the present tense:

je confonds

tu confonds

il confond

nous confondons

vous confondez

ils confondent

Usage examples:

Tu confonds les chiffres, ce qui peut conduire à des erreurs. Tu confonds le vrai et le faux lorsque tu présentes les faits comme des opinions.

Related forms:

confondre (infinitive)

confondant (present participle)

confondu (past participle)

confusion (noun)

See also: confusion, confondre, linguistic usage of confusion in French verbs.