# introvert

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɪn.tɹə.vɜːt/ · frequency rank #32,449

## Definitions
1. An organ or other body part that is or can be turned inside out, especially an anterior portion of some annelid worms capable of retraction.
2. An introverted person: one who is considered more thoughtful than social, with a personality more inwardly than outwardly directed; one who often prefers to have time in non-social situations.
3. A reserved person.

## Etymology
From New Latin intrōvertere, from intro- (“within”) and vertere (“to turn”). Popularized as a psychological term by the German works of Carl Jung. By surface analysis, intro- + -vert.

## Easily confused with
- **introverted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/introvert-vs-introverted)

## Common misspellings (14)
`inntrovert`, `inrtovert`, `intorvert`, `introevrt`, `introverrt`, `introvertt`, `introvetr`, `introvret`, `introvvert`, `intrrovert`, `intrvoert`, `inttrovert`, `itnrovert`, `nitrovert`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/introvert