deflagration
/ˌdɛfləˈɡɹeɪʃən/
"deflagration" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“deflagration” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of deflagrating; an intense fire; a conflagration or explosion. Specifically, combustion that spreads subsonically via thermal conduction.
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Index EN-deflagration · deflagration · English
deflagration · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | deflagration |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌdɛfləˈɡɹeɪʃən/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “deflagration” in English
Rare enough to double-check
deflagration is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌdɛfləˈɡɹeɪʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The act of deflagrating; an intense fire; a conflagration or explosion. Specifically, combustion that spreads subsonically via thermal conduction.".
deflagration doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin dēflagrātiō, from dēflagrāre. The correct English form is deflagration, spelled D-E-F-L-A-G-R-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The act of deflagrating; an intense fire; a conflagration or explosion. Specifically, combustion that spreads subsonically via thermal conduction.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how deflagration appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
If, for example, the mixture of oxygen and hydrogen was twenty volumes, and three volumes of oxygen remained after the deflagration, the mixture consisted of six volumes of hydrogen and six volumes of oxygen.
Black powder . . . It produces a relatively fast burn or deflagration rather than a detonation and is classified as "low explosive".
Etymology
From Latin dēflagrātiō, from dēflagrāre.
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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.