riddled
/ˈɹɪdəld/adjective, verb
riddled is spelled R-I-D-D-L-E-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,651st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, riddled means “Damaged throughout by holes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in riddled?
| Letters | 7: R-I-D-D-L-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.5 times per million words; the 22,651st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is riddled?
Riddled appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,651st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce riddled?
- /ˈɹɪdəld/
Riddled has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with riddled?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as riddled.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: diddler.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of riddled
- more riddled comparative
- most riddled superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does riddled mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Damaged throughout by holes.
- 2
Taking a noun complement construed with the preposition with.
The minister claimed that the old benefits system was riddled with abuse and fraud.
- 3
Taking a noun complement that precedes the adjective, forming a compound.
a hole-riddled sweater
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of riddle
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).