confuddle vs perplex

confuddle

verb
  • To confuse thoroughly. 

noun
  • The state of confusion and/or being befuddled. 

perplex

verb
  • To cause to feel baffled; to puzzle. 

  • To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated. 

How often have the words confuddle and perplex occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )