inflação

/ĩ.fla.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//ĩ.fla.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“inflação” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #6,664. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,664
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aumento generalizado, inchaço, intumescência

Corpus desk

Index PT-inflacao · inflação · Portuguese

inflação · rank #6,664 · 10 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,664
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH grama

Nearest frequency peer: grama (-2 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “inflação”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “inflação” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

inflação vs inovação
75% similar
inflação vs infração
88% similar
inflação vs inflexão
75% similar

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

Key facts for inflação
PropertyValue
Headwordinflação
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ĩ.fla.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,664
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “inflação”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).inflaçãocai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “grama” (#6,662), “isolamento” (#6,666), “gaúcho” (#6,659). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “inflação” fica em #6,664. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around inflação (IPA /ĩ.fla.ˈsɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,664 among 938 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for inflação, with forms such as "ifnlação", "infalção", and "infflação". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "inovação", "infração", "inflexão", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is inflação, spelled I-N-F-L-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    aumento generalizado, inchaço, intumescência
  2. 2
    desequilíbrio econômico caracterizado pelo crescimento anormal dos meios de pagamento em relação às necessidades de consumo, com a consequente redução do poder aquisitivo da moeda e alta geral dos preços

This word in other languages

inflation(English)inflación(Español)inflation(Français)Inflation(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ifnlação
  • infalção
  • infflação
  • inflaãço
  • inflaçoã
  • infllação
  • inflçaão
  • inlfação
  • innflação
  • niflação

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of inflação - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ifnlação2infalção2infflação1inflaãço2inflaçoã2infllação1inflçaão2inlfação2
Edit distance from "inflação"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "inflação"?
"inflação" is spelled I-N-F-L-A-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ĩ.fla.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "inflação" mean?
As a noun, "inflação" means: aumento generalizado, inchaço, intumescência
What words are commonly confused with "inflação"?
"inflação" is commonly confused with "inovação", "infração", "inflexão". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "inflação"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inflação" is /ĩ.fla.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inflação" come from?
"inflação" is a Portuguese 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

encerrar#6,648dividida#6,643disputar#6,642devolver#6,638

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

fachada10 variantsdominar10 variantsprofeta10 variantssemanal10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list