introversion
/ɪntɹəˈvəɹʒən/noun
introversion is spelled I-N-T-R-O-V-E-R-S-I-O-N: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 66,686th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, introversion means “A turning inward, particularly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of introversion is introversions.
How many letters and syllables are in introversion?
| Letters | 12: I-N-T-R-O-V-E-R-S-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 66,686th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is introversion?
Introversion appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 66,686th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce introversion?
- UK /ɪntɹəʊˈvɜːʃən/
- US /ɪntɹəˈvəɹʒən/
- US /ɪntɹəˈvəɹʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-introversion.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with introversion?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as introversion from its last stressed vowel (/əɹʒən/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of introversion
- introversions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does introversion mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A turning inward, particularly
- 2
The action of turning one's thoughts upon internal or spiritual matters.
- 3
A personality orientation towards the self and mental abstraction; behavior expressing such orientation.
...so that when in later life there occurs an introversion (in the sense of Jung), it consists of a harking back to regressive, reminiscent, infantile material.
- 4
Arrangement of two similar words, lines, etc. to form the middle part of a structure.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Introversion in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense psychology: orientation towards the self and mental abstraction:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | introversion |
| German | Introversion |
| Portuguese | introversão |
| Spanish | introversión |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does introversion come from?
From New Latin intrōversio, from intrōvertere (“to turn within”), from Classical Latin intro (“within”) and vertere (“to turn”). Equivalent to introvert + -sion or intro- + -version.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).