Inversion
[ɪnvɛʁˈzi̯oːn]
The verdict
“Inversion” is an uncommon German word, ranked #78,155 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #78,155
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Umkehr, Umkehrung einer Sache
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Inversion |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɪnvɛʁˈzi̯oːn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #78,155 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Inversion” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Inversion is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɪnvɛʁˈzi̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #78,155 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Inversion, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Inversion, spelled I-N-V-E-R-S-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Umkehr, Umkehrung einer Sache
- 2Veränderung einer Wort- oder Satzgliedstellung aus einer üblicheren in eine weniger übliche Abfolge und Ergebnis dieser Umstellung
- 3Die Umwandlung von Rohrzucker in eine Mischung bestehend aus Traubenzucker und Fruchtzucker
- 4In der atmosphärischen Schicht eine Temperaturumkehr, bei der die Temperatur ungewöhnlicherweise ansteigt
- 5Die Notenfolge der Intervalle werden umgekehrt
Synonyms
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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.
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Using “Inversion”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is I-N-V-E-R-S-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɪnvɛʁˈzi̯oːn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.