verwechseln

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German verwehseln, from Old High German firwehsalen. Equivalent to ver- +‎ wechseln.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [fɛɐ̯ˈvɛksl̩n], [fɛɐ̯ˈvɛksəln]
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Verb

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verwechseln (weak, third-person singular present verwechselt, past tense verwechselte, past participle verwechselt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to mix up; to confuse or mistake something for something else
    Immer wieder verwechsle ich die Zwillinge, weil sie sich so ähnlich sehen.
    Time and again I keep mixing the twins up because they look so much alike.

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