Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bamboozling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables
bam-boo-zling
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Very confusing

verb

present participle and gerund of bamboozle

Inflected Forms

more bamboozling (comparative) most bamboozling (superlative)

Derived Forms

Questions

What does bamboozling mean?
Very confusing

How to pronounce bamboozling

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