invertir
Spanish, verb/imbeɾˈtiɾ/
invertir is spelled I-N-V-E-R-T-I-R (8 letters) and appears 19 times per million words in written Spanish, the 4,065th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Invertir is a Spanish verb meaning “to invest (to spend money, time, or energy on something)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cambiar de orden o lugar varias cosas de modo que queden de manera opuesta a como estaban al principio”.
What does invertir mean in English?
verb
- 1
to invest (to spend money, time, or energy on something)
- 2
to invert
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Cambiar de orden o lugar varias cosas de modo que queden de manera opuesta a como estaban al principio. 2. Gastar un recurso limitado, normalmente tiempo o dinero, con la esperanza de obtener una recompensa en el futuro. 3. Adquirir algún tipo de recurso productivo para que la empresa sea más competitiva. 4. Comprar acciones o participaciones de alguna empresa, normalmente en la bolsa de valores.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of invertir
- invierto first-person present singular
- invertí first-person preterite singular
- invertido participle past
- e-ie-i alternation
- invirtiendo gerund
- invertida feminine participle past
- invertidos masculine participle past
- invertidas feminine participle past
- inviertes indicative informal present
- invertís indicative informal present
- invierte indicative present singular
- invertimos first-person indicative plural
- invierten indicative plural present
- invertía first-person imperfect indicative
- invertías imperfect indicative second-person
- invertíamos first-person imperfect indicative
- invertíais imperfect indicative plural
- invertían imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce invertir?
- /imbeɾˈtiɾ/
- [ĩm.beɾˈt̪iɾ]
- [ĩmbeɾˈt̪iɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to invertir
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is invertir in Spanish?
invertir appears 19 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).