verwechseln

Meaning

to mix up; to confuse or mistake something for something else

Concepts

be mistaken

get muddled

be beyond recognition

be quite a difference

take A for B

mistake A for B

take by mistake

Frequency

C1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

verwäggsle

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
[fɛɐ̯ˈvɛksl̩n]
Etymology

In summary

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

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