distract vs confuse

distract and confuse both are verbs.

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

As verbs, confuse is a hypernym of distract; that is, confuse is a word with a broader meaning than distract:

Other hypernyms of distract include disconcert, flurry, put off.

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