baffle

/ˈbæfəl/

Syllables baf·fle

Stress BAF-fle

Phonics Breakdown

ba

/bæ/

short a

ff

/f/

ck sound

le

/əl/

syllabic le

Meaning

to confuse or make someone unable to understand

Sound Reference

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a=/æ/ (cat) + ff=/f/ (off) + le=/əl/ (table)

Example

The math problem began to baffle the students.