inflação

//ĩ.fla.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,664

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

inflação is aPortuguesenoun. It means: aumento generalizado, inchaço, intumescência Pronounced /ĩ.fla.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. It ranks #6,664 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with inovação and infração.

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)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of inflação in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for inflação is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ĩ.fla.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #6,664 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is inflação, spelled I-N-F-L-A-Ç-Ã-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ifnlação,infalção,infflação,inflaãço,inflaçoã,infllação,inflçaão,inlfação,innflação,niflação

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for inflação

Misspelling Variants of "inflação"

ifnlação8infalção8infflação9inflaãço8inflaçoã8infllação9inflçaão8inlfação8
Misspelling Variants of "inflação"

Frequency rank: #6,664 in Portuguese

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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.