English pronunciation
How to pronounce “confusion”
Phonetic spelling
kuhn-FYOO-zhuhn
IPA /kənˈfjuʒən/
Syllable stress
kuhn·FYOO·zhuhn
Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.
How do you spell “confusion”?
c o n f u s i o n
“confusion” is spelled C-O-N-F-U-S-I-O-N. It is pronounced kuhn-FYOO-zhuhn, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.
Hear it in a sentence
There was a lot of confusion about the new schedule.
I apologized to avoid any confusion.