conflation
/kənˈfleɪʃən/noun
conflation is spelled C-O-N-F-L-A-T-I-O-N: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 59,387th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, conflation means “A blowing or fusing together, as of many instruments in a concert, or of many fires in a foundry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of conflation is conflations.
How many letters and syllables are in conflation?
| Letters | 10: C-O-N-F-L-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 59,387th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is conflation?
Conflation appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 59,387th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce conflation?
- /kənˈfleɪʃən/
Conflation has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of conflation
- conflations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does conflation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A blowing or fusing together, as of many instruments in a concert, or of many fires in a foundry.
- 2
A blend or fusion, especially a composite reading or text formed by combining the material of two or more texts into a single text.
The conflation of the legitimate and peaceful expression of nationalist beliefs with acts of terrorism and other crimes
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Conflation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a blowing or fusing together:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Verschmelzung |
| Portuguese | fusão |
| Spanish | fusión |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does conflation come from?
Borrowed from Late Latin cōnflātiō, from Latin cōnflātus. By surface analysis, conflate + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).