Confuse vs Misguide - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between confuse and misguide

is that confuse is to thoroughly mix; to confound; to disorder while misguide is to guide poorly or incorrectly.

(confus)

To thoroughly mix; to confound; to disorder.

(obsolete) To rout; discomfit.

To mix up; to puzzle; to bewilder.

To make uneasy and ashamed; to embarrass.

To mistake one thing for another.

* flummox * mistake * See also

To guide poorly or incorrectly.

* mislead, misinform