# baffle vs baffled

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### baffle
*verb · IPA /ˈbæfl̩/ · frequency rank #40,574*
To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle.

### baffled
*verb · IPA /ˈbæfl̩d/ · frequency rank #18,021*
simple past and past participle of baffle

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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