Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deflagrator

/ˈdɛfləˌɡɹeɪtə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-fla-gra-tor
IPA
/ˈdɛfləˌɡɹeɪtə(ɹ)/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something which deflagrates.

noun

An electrical device for producing rapid combustion.

Etymology

From deflagrate + -or.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈdɛfləˌɡɹeɪtə(ɹ)/

Inflected Forms

deflagrators (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce deflagrator?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɛfləˌɡɹeɪtə(ɹ)/.
What does deflagrator mean?
Something which deflagrates.
Where does deflagrator come from?
From deflagrate + -or.

How to pronounce deflagrator

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “deflagrator”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈdɛfləˌɡɹeɪtə(ɹ)/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “deflagrator”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “deflagrator” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.