inverse

[ɪnˈvɛʁzə]

/[ɪnˈvɛʁzə]/ adj

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The verdict

“inverse” is uncommon German (frequency #67,360 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,360
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs invers

Corpus desk

Index DE-inverse · inverse · German

inverse · rank #67,360 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,360
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH invention

Nearest frequency peer: invention (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „inverse“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „inverse“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for inverse
PropertyValue
Headwordinverse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɪnˈvɛʁzə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#67,360
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „inverse“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).inversefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „invention“ (#67,359), „Ischgl“ (#67,361), „Interims“ (#67,358). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „inverse“ bei #67,360. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

inverse is uncommon German at frequency #67,360 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɪnˈvɛʁzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

inverse has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is inverse, spelled I-N-V-E-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs invers
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs invers
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs invers
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs invers
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs invers
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs invers
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs invers
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs invers
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs invers

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "inverse"?
"inverse" is spelled I-N-V-E-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪnˈvɛʁzə].
What does "inverse" mean?
As an adjective, "inverse" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs invers
How do you pronounce "inverse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inverse" is [ɪnˈvɛʁzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inverse" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "inverse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list