Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ruffled

/ɹˈʌfəld/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables: ruf-fled
IPA: /ɹˈʌfəld/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of ruffle

adj

Having ruffles.

adj

Puffed up like a bird's feathers.

adj

Informal

Example Sentences

"It would have slid easily across the floor if not for the ruffled undersurface causing friction."

Usage

Informal

Derived Forms

unruffled

Synonyms

frilled frilly rippled

Rhymes With

muffled shuffled reshuffled unruffled scuffled

Questions

How do you pronounce ruffled?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈʌfəld/.
What does ruffled mean?: simple past and past participle of ruffle

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