verwechseln

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German

Etymology

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

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Verb

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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