inflación
/inflaˈθjon/feminine
The English word "inflation" is inflación in Spanish.
inflación refers to an increase in the quantity of money, leading to a devaluation of existing money and increase in the general nominal level of prices or in the cost of living.
Meaning: increase in the quantity of money, leading to a devaluation of existing money and increase in the general nominal level of prices or in the cost of living (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
inflación is a feminine noun, so it must be preceded by the feminine article la or used with feminine adjectives. For example, you would say la inflación.
How do you pronounce it?
/inflaˈθjon/
Did you know?
- When discussing hyper-inflación, Spanish speakers often use the verb dispararse, meaning 'to shoot off' or 'fire a gun', to describe price jumps.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, people use the colloquial phrase está por las nubes to describe prices during periods of high inflación.
- In some Latin American contexts, a person might use the slang term inflado to describe someone who is 'full of themselves' or arrogant. This uses the same root as the economic term to describe a bloated ego.
Examples in context
- La inflación es un impuesto oculto.Inflation is a hidden tax.This sentence is useful for showing how to describe inflation as a hidden tax using inflación.Tatoeba #11848380 by Seael, translation #11115070 by maaster
- La política solo acelerará la inflación.The policy will only accelerate inflation.This sentence is useful for showing how the word inflación is used in the context of policy accelerating it.Tatoeba #1711160 by marcelostockle, translation #45958 by orcrist
- El tema de la inflación dividió al partido.The inflation issue split the party.This sentence is useful for showing how the topic of inflación can affect political groups.Tatoeba #8622724 by cueyayotl, translation #65701 by CK
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Example conversation
Daniel and Lucía are discussing their monthly budget at home.
- DanielLa inflación está afectando nuestro presupuesto.Inflation is affecting our budget.
- LucíaEs verdad, todo está mucho más caro.It's true, everything is much more expensive.
- DanielDebemos ahorrar más este mes.We must save more this month.
- LucíaTienes razón, Daniel.You are right, Daniel.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “inflation” translations and entries inflación, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
