inflationär

[ɪnflat͡si̯oˈnɛːɐ̯]

/[ɪnflat͡si̯oˈnɛːɐ̯]/ adj

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The verdict

“inflationär” is uncommon German (frequency #60,695 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,695
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit den Merkmalen einer Inflation; bezogen auf eine Inflation

Corpus desk

Index DE-inflationar · inflationär · German

inflationär · rank #60,695 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,695
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Infantin

Nearest frequency peer: Infantin (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „inflationär“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „inflationär“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for inflationär
PropertyValue
Headwordinflationär
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɪnflat͡si̯oˈnɛːɐ̯]
Letters11
Frequency rank#60,695
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „inflationär“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).inflationärfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Infantin“ (#60,694), „informell“ (#60,696), „Indogermanischen“ (#60,693). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „inflationär“ bei #60,695. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

inflationär is uncommon German at frequency #60,695 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɪnflat͡si̯oˈnɛːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for inflationär in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is inflationär, spelled I-N-F-L-A-T-I-O-N-Ä-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit den Merkmalen einer Inflation; bezogen auf eine Inflation
  2. 2
    mit steigender Häufigkeit; in Form einer Inflation

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die inflationären Tendenzen veranlassten den Präsidenten der Europäischen Zentralbank, am Markt Wertpapiere zu verkaufen und so die Geldmenge zu verringern.
  2. Vielen Lehrern missfällt der inflationäre Gebrauch des Wortes Scheiße im Unterricht.

Synonyms

inflationistischinflatorisch

Antonyms

deflationär

This word in other languages

inflationary(English)inflationniste(Français)excessivo(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "inflationär"?
"inflationär" is spelled I-N-F-L-A-T-I-O-N-Ä-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪnflat͡si̯oˈnɛːɐ̯].
What does "inflationär" mean?
As an adjective, "inflationär" means: mit den Merkmalen einer Inflation; bezogen auf eine Inflation
How do you pronounce "inflationär"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inflationär" is [ɪnflat͡si̯oˈnɛːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inflationär" come from?
"inflationär" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "inflationär", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

jahrelangem#60,707Jobangebote#60,711hingefallen#60,669Hilfskonvoi#60,668

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list