Which to use
“invert” is a verb and “inverted” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,865
- “invert” frequency rank
- #16,735
- “inverted” frequency rank
- 56600
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | invert | inverted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To turn (something) upside down or inside out; to place in a contrary order or direction. | Having the order or direction changed; for example, turned upside down, reversed, or in any other way opposite or contrary. |
Letter map: invert vs inverted
Shared letters muted; letters that set invert and inverted apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. invert runs 6 letters (VCCVCC) against inverted's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for invert / inverted
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: invert is averb and invertedanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “invert” sits inside “inverted”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56600, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
invert is recorded at frequency rank #39,865, classified as averb, pronounced /ɪnˈvɜːt/. inverted is at rank #16,735, tagged as anadj.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 56600, this pair ranks #125,116 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of invert vs inverted
Shared letters: einrtv. Private to "invert": -. Private to "inverted": d.
"invert" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "inverted" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "invert" and "inverted" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "invert" vs "inverted" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "invert" vs "inverted" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "invert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inverted" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #125,116 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "invert" and "inverted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "invert vs Iver". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #125,116 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.