# ridden vs riddle

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ridden
*verb · IPA /ˈɹɪd.n̩/ · frequency rank #12,671*
past participle of ride

### riddle
*noun · IPA /ˈɹɪdl̩/ · frequency rank #16,329*
A verbal puzzle, mystery, or other problem of an intellectual nature.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ridden-vs-riddle