deflationär

[deflat͡si̯oˈnɛːɐ̯]

/[deflat͡si̯oˈnɛːɐ̯]/ adj

The verdict

“deflationär” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
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According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Deflation betreffend; eine Deflation herbeiführend

Corpus desk

Index DE-deflationar · deflationär · German

deflationär · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for deflationär
PropertyValue
Headworddeflationär
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[deflat͡si̯oˈnɛːɐ̯]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „deflationär“ im Deutschen

deflationärsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

deflationär is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [deflat͡si̯oˈnɛːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Deflation betreffend; eine Deflation herbeiführend".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for deflationär, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is deflationär, spelled D-E-F-L-A-T-I-O-N-Ä-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Deflation betreffend; eine Deflation herbeiführend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how deflationär appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Bis Mitte 1932 beschleunigte sich die deflationäre Tendenz erneut.“

Synonyms

deflationistischdeflatorisch

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "deflationär"?
"deflationär" is spelled D-E-F-L-A-T-I-O-N-Ä-R. The IPA pronunciation is [deflat͡si̯oˈnɛːɐ̯].
What does "deflationär" mean?
As an adjective, "deflationär" means: die Deflation betreffend; eine Deflation herbeiführend
How do you pronounce "deflationär"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "deflationär" is [deflat͡si̯oˈnɛːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "deflationär" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list