confounding vs contradictory

confounding is not a noun while contradictory is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
confounding	No	Yes	No	No
contradictory	Yes	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, confounding and contradictory are synonyms defined as:

confounding and contradictory: that confounds or contradicts or confuses

confounding (noun)	contradictory (noun)
	two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time

confounding (adjective)	contradictory (adjective)
that confounds or contradicts or confuses	of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false
	unable for both to exist or be true at the same time
	in disagreement
	that confounds or contradicts or confuses