Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hyperinflationary

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-in-fla-tion-ary
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having very high levels of inflation.

Example Sentences

"Zimbabweans have learned to live in a hyperinflationary environment, he added, “but the question is, how long can this continue?”"

Etymology

From hyper- + inflationary.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hyper

Inflected Forms

more hyperinflationary (comparative) most hyperinflationary (superlative)

Questions

What does hyperinflationary mean?: Having very high levels of inflation.
Where does hyperinflationary come from?: From hyper- + inflationary.

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