Perplexings is spelled with a double ‘x’ because it follows the English spelling rule that a vowel sound followed by a single consonant and then a stressed syllable must have a double consonant to indicate its short sound. In IPA phonetic transcription, perplexings is pronounced as /pərˈpleksɪŋz/. The stress falls on the second syllable (-plex), and the ‘x’ represents the combination of /ks/ at the end. Perplexings means puzzling or confusing and is often used to describe a situation or problem that is difficult to understand or solve.