# deflation

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪˈfleɪʃən/ · frequency rank #31,500

## Definitions
1. An act or instance of deflating.
2. A decrease in the general price level, that is, in the nominal cost of goods and services as well as wages.
3. An economic contraction.
4. The removal of soil and other loose material from the ground (or another surface) by wind, leaving it exposed to erosion.

## Etymology
From deflate + -ion.

## Easily confused with
- **deletion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deflation-vs-deletion)
- **dilation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deflation-vs-dilation)
- **deviation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deflation-vs-deviation)
- **depletion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deflation-vs-depletion)
- **deflection** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deflation-vs-deflection)
- **desolation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deflation-vs-desolation)
- **defection** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defection-vs-deflation)
- **defamation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defamation-vs-deflation)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ddeflation`, `defaltion`, `defflation`, `deflaiton`, `deflasion`, `deflatino`, `deflationn`, `deflatoin`, `deflattion`, `defllation`, `defltaion`, `delfation`, `dfelation`, `edflation`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/deflation