inflexion
noun
inflexion is spelled I-N-F-L-E-X-I-O-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, inflexion means “Dated spelling of inflection” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of inflexion is inflexions.
How many letters and syllables are in inflexion?
| Letters | 9: I-N-F-L-E-X-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 143,405th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is inflexion?
Inflexion appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th 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).
Forms of inflexion
- inflexions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does inflexion mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKDated spelling of inflection.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does inflexion come from?
From Middle French inflexion, itself from Latin īnflexiō.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).