| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Hyphenation | raai·sel |
| Plural | raaisels |
| Diminutive | |
|---|---|
| Singular | Plural |
| raaiseltjie | raaiseltjies |
| Catalan | enigma |
|---|---|
| Czech | hádanka; záhada |
| Dutch | enigma; puzzel; raadsel |
| English | enigma; puzzle; riddle; conundrum |
| Esperanto | enigmo |
| Faeroese | gáta |
| Finnish | arvoitus |
| French | énigme; puzzle |
| German | Rätsel |
| Greek | αίνιγμα |
| Greek (Old Greek) | αἴνιγμα |
| Jamaican Patois | rigl |
| Latin | aenigma; griphus |
| Papiamento | charada; misterio; pùzel |
| Polish | zagadka |
| Portuguese | adivinhação; enigma |
| Saterland Frisian | Räätsel |
| Spanish | enigma |
| Sranan | laytori |
| Swedish | gåta |
| Turkish | bilmece; bulmaca |
| West Frisian | riedling |