confuse vs distract

confuse and distract both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
confuse	No	No	Yes	No
distract	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, distract is a hyponym of confuse; that is, distract is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than confuse:

Other hyponyms of confuse include fluster, bother, deflect.

confuse (verb)	distract (verb)
make unclear, indistinct, or blurred	draw someone's attention away from something
mistake one thing for another	disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
assemble without order or sense
cause to feel embarrassment