inflamación

[ĩɱflamaˈsjõn]

/[ĩɱflamaˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“inflamación” has 17 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #16,881. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,881
frequency rank, Spanish
22,782
“I” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción o resultado de inflamar o inflamarse en una combustión, encender o encenderse formando llamas rápidamente.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

inflamación vs información
82% similar
inflamación vs inflación
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for inflamación
PropertyValue
Headwordinflamación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ĩɱflamaˈsjõn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#16,881
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “inflamación” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). inflamación lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around inflamación (IPA [ĩɱflamaˈsjõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,881 among 22,782 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for inflamación, with forms such as "ifnlamación", "infalmación", and "infflamación". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "información", "inflación", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is inflamación, spelled I-N-F-L-A-M-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o resultado de inflamar o inflamarse en una combustión, encender o encenderse formando llamas rápidamente.
  2. 2
    Acción de inflamar o inflamarse los ánimos o pasiones, acalorarse.
  3. 3
    Reacción patológica de un organismo contra una infección, enfermedad, agente químico, mecánico o térmico, con manifestaciones diversas tales como enrojecimiento, tumefacción, hinchazón, calor, ardor y dolor locales.

This word in other languages

inflammation(English)inflammation(Français)Entzündung(Deutsch)inflamação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ifnlamación
  • infalmación
  • infflamación
  • inflaamción
  • inflamacción
  • inflamacinó
  • inflamaciónn
  • inflamacóin
  • inflamaicón
  • inflamasión
  • inflamcaión
  • inflammación
  • infllamación
  • inflmaación
  • inlfamación
  • innflamación
  • niflamación

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of inflamación - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ifnlamación2infalmación2infflamación1inflaamción2inflamacción1inflamacinó2inflamaciónn1inflamacóin2
Edit distance from "inflamación"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "inflamación"?
"inflamación" is spelled I-N-F-L-A-M-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩɱflamaˈsjõn].
What does "inflamación" mean?
As a noun, "inflamación" means: Acción o resultado de inflamar o inflamarse en una combustión, encender o encenderse formando llamas rápidamente.
What words are commonly confused with "inflamación"?
"inflamación" is commonly confused with "información", "inflación". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "inflamación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inflamación" is [ĩɱflamaˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inflamación" come from?
"inflamación" is a Spanish 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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Using “inflamación”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is I-N-F-L-A-M-A-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ĩɱflamaˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “información” - see the side-by-side comparison. inflamación vs información
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list