déflation

\de.fla.sjɔ̃\

/\de.fla.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“déflation” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #33,655. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,655
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Diminution progressive ou suppression totale de l’inflation.

Corpus desk

Index FR-deflation · déflation · French

déflation · rank #33,655 · 14 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,655
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH défoncée

Nearest frequency peer: défoncée (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « déflation »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « déflation » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

déflation vs délation
89% similar
déflation vs déviation
78% similar
déflation vs désolation
80% similar

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

Key facts for déflation
PropertyValue
Headworddéflation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\de.fla.sjɔ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#33,655
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « déflation »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.déflationse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « défoncée » (#33,656), « découragement » (#33,653), « dégradées » (#33,657). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « déflation » est au #33,655. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around déflation (IPA \de.fla.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,655 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for déflation, with forms such as "ddéflation", "deflation", and "dfélation". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "délation", "déviation", "désolation", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 French form is déflation, spelled D-É-F-L-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Diminution progressive ou suppression totale de l’inflation.
  2. 2
    Érosion éolienne impliquant le départ des particules les plus fines d'un sédiment.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how déflation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Pierre Laval avait remplacé Doumergue, fin 1934. Il pensait résoudre les problèmes financiers et économiques par la déflation. Il prit des mesures draconiennes.
  2. La déflation est une menace, sinon une issue, logique, de tout processus hyperinflationniste.

This word in other languages

deflation(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddéflation
  • deflation
  • dfélation
  • défaltion
  • défflation
  • déflaiton
  • déflatino
  • déflationn
  • déflatoin
  • déflattion
  • défllation
  • défltaion
  • délfation
  • édflation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of déflation - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddéflation1deflation1dfélation2défaltion2défflation1déflaiton2déflatino2déflationn1
Edit distance from "déflation"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "déflation"?
"déflation" is spelled D-É-F-L-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \de.fla.sjɔ̃\.
What does "déflation" mean?
As a noun, "déflation" means: Diminution progressive ou suppression totale de l’inflation.
What words are commonly confused with "déflation"?
"déflation" is commonly confused with "délation", "déviation", "désolation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "déflation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "déflation" is \de.fla.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "déflation" come from?
"déflation" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "déflation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dégradées#33,657découpées#33,652délivrées#33,658désertion#33,664

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

donneraient14 variantsEisenhower14 variantsdescendez14 variantscélébrait14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list