How to pronounce “deflation”
Say “deflation” in 3 beats
deflation
/dɪˈfleɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /diːfleɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- defdɪ
- latfleɪstress
- ionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /dɪˈfleɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /diːfleɪʃən/
- Respelling
- di-FLAY-shuhn
- Syllables
- 3 — def-LAT-ion
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: def-LAT-ion. “lat” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/dɪˈfleɪʃən/
/diːfleɪʃən/
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What “deflation” means
- noun
(geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind
“a constant deflation of the desert landscape”
- noun
a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices
- noun
the act of letting the air out of something
Say it in a sentence
“Deflation has stripped the topsoil from these exposed upland fields.”“deflation”, answered
How do you pronounce “deflation”?
“deflation” is pronounced /dɪˈfleɪʃən/ (di-FLAY-shuhn) in American English and /diːfleɪʃən/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “lat”. Build it as def-LAT-ion, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “deflation” have?
3: def · lat · ion. The beat lands on the second, “lat”.
Is “deflation” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /dɪˈfleɪʃən/ (di-FLAY-shuhn); British English says /diːfleɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “deflation” mean?
As a noun: (geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind For example: “a constant deflation of the desert landscape” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “deflation”?
Stress the second syllable: def-LAT-ion. “lat” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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