"confusable" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more confusable [comparative], most confusable [superlative]
Etymology: From confuse + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|confuse|able}} confuse + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} confusable (comparative more confusable, superlative most confusable)
  1. Able to be confused. Derived forms: confusably, unconfusable Related terms: conflatable
    Sense id: en-confusable-en-adj-J4CCJGGN Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 76 8 16

Noun

Forms: confusables [plural]
Etymology: From confuse + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|confuse|able}} confuse + -able Head templates: {{en-noun}} confusable (plural confusables)
  1. A word or phrase that is easily confused with another.
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  2. (Unicode) A single character that is easily confused with another, used in phishing attacks.
    Sense id: en-confusable-en-noun-13V~PPNU Categories (other): Unicode, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 8 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 6 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 5 60

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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