deflação
Portuguese, noun/de.flaˈsɐ̃w̃/
deflação is spelled D-E-F-L-A-Ç-Ã-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 65,361st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Deflação is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “deflation (decrease in the general price level)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “diminuição do índice de preços no consumidor, uma queda de preços”.
What does deflação mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedeflation (decrease in the general price level)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. diminuição do índice de preços no consumidor, uma queda de preços
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of deflação
- deflações plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce deflação?
- Brazil /de.flaˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [de.flaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /dɨ.flɐˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to deflação
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is deflação in Portuguese?
deflação appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).