how to pronounce riddle

/ˈɹɪdəl/

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riddle is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of riddle in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… actually impossible riddle number four …”

meaning of riddle

A riddle is a puzzle or a conundrum that is difficult to solve.

riddle frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word riddle occurs in english on average 3.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics riddle can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that riddle can be often used in the following areas:

1) leisure and entertainment;