How to pronounce conundrum
American English pronunciation
kuh-NUN-drum
- IPA
- /kəˈnʌndɹəm/
- Syllables
- kuh · NUN · drum (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What conundrum means
A confusing and tricky problem
In a sentence: How to fit all our stuff in one small car was a real conundrum.
Where it comes from: Nobody is sure where it came from. It became popular as a joking imitation of fancy school Latin, like "hocus-pocus."
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