Polyglot Dictionary

Rätsel

/ˈʁɛːtsl̩/

das noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Rätsel

Meaning

  1. riddle, puzzle, mystery

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

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English

conundrum

Rätsel es la palabra en alemán para lo mismo — ambos significan "acertijo, enigma".

Practice

1 What does Rätsel mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie lösten das ___ gemeinsam.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Rätsel?

See also

noun

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