Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rifled

/ɹˈaɪfəld/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables: ri-fled
IPA: /ɹˈaɪfəld/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a spiral on the interior of a gun bore to make a fired bullet spin in flight to improve range and accuracy.

verb

simple past and past participle of rifle

Phrases

rifled slug

Frequently Paired Words

rifle

Antonyms

smoothbore unrifled

Rhymes With

stifled

Questions

How do you pronounce rifled?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈaɪfəld/.
What does rifled mean?: Having a spiral on the interior of a gun bore to make a fired bullet spin in flight to improve range and accuracy.

How to pronounce rifled

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