addle

Questions about addle

What does addle mean?

addle means "mix up or confuse". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in addle?

addle has 2 syllables: ad-dle. The stress falls on "ad". In IPA it is /ˈædəl/.

What is another word for addle?

Close synonyms include muddle, puddle. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is addle a common word?

addle is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.