| Rätselfrage | conundrum |
| Rätselraten | guesswork |
| rätselhaft | mysterious |
| Rateaufgabe | enigma |
| Rattenfalle | mousetrap |
| Ratschlag | advice |
| Rattenfänger | ratter |
| Rätsel | riddle puzzle enigma mystery |
| Dasselfliege | botfly |
| Bettelfrau | beggar |
| Hampelfrau | jester |
| Rötelfalke | lesser kestrel |
| Ackerfräse | cultivator |
| Preisfrage | million-dollar question |
| Vexierfrage | conundrum |
| außer Frage | out of the question |
| Abfrage | query information retrieval test inquiry monitoring request |
| Anfrage | enquiry inquiry |
| Fangfrage | loaded question |
| Gegenfrage | counterquestion |