baffling

What does baffling mean?

baffling means "making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe".

How many syllables are in baffling?

baffling has 3 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈbæfəlɪŋ/.

What is another word for baffling?

Close synonyms include elusive, knotty, problematic, problematical, tough. 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 baffling a common word?

baffling is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for baffling come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.