Inversion
German, noun/in.vɛrˈzjon/
Inversion is spelled I-N-V-E-R-S-I-O-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 77,779th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Inversion is a German feminine noun meaning “inversion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Umkehr, Umkehrung einer Sache”.
What does Inversion mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinversion
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Umkehr, Umkehrung einer Sache 2. Veränderung einer Wort- oder Satzgliedstellung aus einer üblicheren in eine weniger übliche Abfolge und Ergebnis dieser Umstellung 3. Die Umwandlung von Rohrzucker in eine Mischung bestehend aus Traubenzucker und Fruchtzucker 4. In der atmosphärischen Schicht eine Temperaturumkehr, bei der die Temperatur ungewöhnlicherweise ansteigt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Inversion
- Inversionen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Inversion?
- /in.vɛrˈzjon/
- [ɪnvɛʁˈzi̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Inversion
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Inversion in German?
Inversion appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).