inflation
Definitions
Noun
- A general and progressive increase in prices
- (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang
- Lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
- The act of filling something with air
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "inflation".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | inflation | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | disinflation | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | disinflationary | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | hyperinflation | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | inflation's | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | inflationary | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | non-inflationary | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | noninflationary | 6 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "inflation".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | impression | 3 | 45 |
| 2 | intention | 3 | 36 |
| 3 | imitation | 4 | 23 |
| 4 | invention | 3 | 20 |
| 5 | intuition | 4 | 18 |
| 6 | litigation | 4 | 13 |
| 7 | limitation | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | infection | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | inhuman | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | injection | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | innovation | 4 | 7 |
| 12 | irritation | 4 | 7 |
| 13 | inception | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | induction | 3 | 6 |
| 15 | dilatation | 4 | 3 |
| 16 | dissolution | 4 | 3 |
| 17 | divination | 4 | 3 |
| 18 | inclusion | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | intrusion | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | irrigation | 4 | 3 |
| 21 | visitation | 4 | 2 |
| 22 | diminution | 4 | 1 |
| 23 | infusion | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | ingestion | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | intestine | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | mitigation | 4 | 1 |
| 27 | origination | 5 | 1 |
| 28 | bifurcation | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | disillusion | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | dissertation | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | dissipation | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | figuration | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | fitzgibbon | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | implosion | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | imprison | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | interurban | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | iteration | 4 | 0 |
| 38 | minnesotan | 4 | 0 |
| 39 | nicaraguan | 4 | 0 |
| 40 | pygmalion | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | titillation | 4 | 0 |
| 42 | villanovan | 4 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "inflation".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | information | 4 | 269 |
| 2 | nation | 2 | 139 |
| 3 | insulation | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | infiltration | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | inaction | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | infliction | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | inflection | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | dilation | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | inoculation | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | inflammation | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | inhalation | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | infraction | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | infarction | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | inflation's | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | inflating | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | inflationary | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | disinflation | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | conflation | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | inflator | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | infractions | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "inflation" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "inflation" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "inflation" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | resulted | 3 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "inflation".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | inflation's | 3 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 8
Sound Alikes: 42
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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