How to pronounce “inflation”
Say “inflation” in 3 beats
inflation
/ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪnfleɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- infɪn
- latfleɪstress
- ionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /ɪnfleɪʃən/
- Respelling
- in-FLAY-shuhn
- Syllables
- 3 — inf-LAT-ion
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: inf-LAT-ion. “lat” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən/
/ɪnfleɪʃən/
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What “inflation” means
- noun
a general and progressive increase in prices
“in inflation everything gets more valuable except money”
- noun
(cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang
- noun
lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
Say it in a sentence
“Inflation has slowed, but rents are still climbing.”“inflation”, answered
How do you pronounce “inflation”?
“inflation” is pronounced /ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən/ (in-FLAY-shuhn) in American English and /ɪnfleɪʃən/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “lat”. Build it as inf-LAT-ion, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “inflation” have?
3: inf · lat · ion. The beat lands on the second, “lat”.
Is “inflation” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən/ (in-FLAY-shuhn); British English says /ɪnfleɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “inflation” mean?
As a noun: a general and progressive increase in prices For example: “in inflation everything gets more valuable except money” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “inflation”?
Stress the second syllable: inf-LAT-ion. “lat” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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