inflation
French, noun/ɛ̃.fla.sjɔ̃/
inflation is spelled I-N-F-L-A-T-I-O-N (9 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written French, the 5,966th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Inflation is a French feminine noun meaning “inflation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Hausse généralisée et persistante du niveau général des prix due à un grossissement anormal et excessif des…”.
What does inflation mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinflation
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Hausse généralisée et persistante du niveau général des prix due à un grossissement anormal et excessif des moyens de paiement. 2. Usage abusif et croissant d’une chose ou d’un terme. 3. Dans le cadre de la théorie du Big Bang, période pendant laquelle l’Univers a grandi à une vitesse faramineuse (forme longue : inflation cosmique). 4. Augmentation, grossissement.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of inflation
- inflations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce inflation?
- /ɛ̃.fla.sjɔ̃/
- \ɛ̃.fla.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to inflation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is inflation in French?
inflation appears 12 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).