perplex vs confound

perplex and confound both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
perplex	No	No	Yes	No
confound	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, confound is a hypernym of perplex; that is, confound is a word with a broader meaning than perplex:

perplex: be a mystery or bewildering to
confound: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

Other hypernyms of perplex include bedevil, befuddle, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw.

perplex (verb)	confound (verb)
make more complicated	mistake one thing for another
be a mystery or bewildering to	be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly