Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ridden

/ˈɹɪd.n̩/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.62 in modern English

Syllables: rid-den
IPA: /ˈɹɪd.n̩/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

past participle of ride

adj

adj

Oppressed, dominated or plagued by.

verb

past participle of rid

Archaic

Example Sentences

"As the New York traders to reach the Miami country passed through that of the Iroquois, the French devised a plan, which, if successful, would soon have ridden them of the English encroachments."

Etymology

Morphologically ride + -en. See ride (verb).

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ride, rid

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more ridden (comparative) most ridden (superlative)

Derived Forms

forridden unridden bedridden hagridden riddenness wormridden

Phrases

over-ridden abuse-ridden angst-ridden book-ridden bug-ridden caste-ridden church-ridden cliché-ridden

Homonyms

written (with t-flapping)

Rhymes With

hidden overridden lydon glidden whidden whiddon forbidden midden swidden stridden slidden lidden

Questions

How do you pronounce ridden?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɪd.n̩/.
What does ridden mean?: past participle of ride
Where does ridden come from?: Morphologically ride + -en. See ride (verb).

How to pronounce ridden

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