how to pronounce inflammable

/ɪnˈflæməbəl/

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inflammable is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of inflammable in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… the the ground is so inflammable and all …”

meanings of inflammable

adjective:

Easily excited; set off by the slightest excuse; easily enraged or inflamed.
Capable of burning; easily set on fire.

noun:

Any inflammable substance.

inflammable frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word inflammable occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.