perplex vs confuse

perplex and confuse both are verbs.

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

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

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

perplex (verb)	confuse (verb)
make more complicated	make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
be a mystery or bewildering to	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