Collocations for confuse - verb

completely, really, thoroughly, totally, utterly
Seeing the two of them together totally confused me.

slightly, somewhat
deliberately
They have deliberately confused the general public with their claims.

further
I will try to be brief and avoid further confusing the issue.

easily
You can easily confuse the two paintings.

for (esp. AmE)
The condition can sometimes be confused for influenza.

with
I sometimes confuse Jane with her sister.

Confuse is used with these nouns as the object:
issue, matter