invertir

/[ĩmbeɾˈt̪iɾ]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,085

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

invertir is aSpanishverb. It means: Cambiar de orden o lugar varias cosas de modo que queden de manera opuesta a como estaban al principio. Pronounced [ĩmbeɾˈt̪iɾ]. It ranks #4,085 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with invirtió and invertirá.

Key facts for invertir
PropertyValue
Headwordinvertir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩmbeɾˈt̪iɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,085
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of invertir in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for invertir is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ĩmbeɾˈt̪iɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,085 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for invertir, with forms such as "inbertir", "inevrtir", and "innvertir". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "invirtió", "invertirá", "ingerir", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is invertir, spelled I-N-V-E-R-T-I-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cambiar de orden o lugar varias cosas de modo que queden de manera opuesta a como estaban al principio.
  2. 2
    Gastar un recurso limitado, normalmente tiempo o dinero, con la esperanza de obtener una recompensa en el futuro.
  3. 3
    Adquirir algún tipo de recurso productivo para que la empresa sea más competitiva.
  4. 4
    Comprar acciones o participaciones de alguna empresa, normalmente en la bolsa de valores.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: inbertir,inevrtir,innvertir,inveritr,inverrtir,invertirr,invertri,inverttir,invetrir,invretir,invvertir,ivnertir,nivertir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for invertir

Misspelling Variants of "invertir"

inbertir8inevrtir8innvertir9inveritr8inverrtir9invertirr9invertri8inverttir9
Misspelling Variants of "invertir"

Frequency rank: #4,085 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "invertir"?
"invertir" is spelled I-N-V-E-R-T-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩmbeɾˈt̪iɾ].
What does "invertir" mean?
As a verb, "invertir" means: Cambiar de orden o lugar varias cosas de modo que queden de manera opuesta a como estaban al principio.
What words are commonly confused with "invertir"?
"invertir" is commonly confused with "invirtió", "invertirá", "ingerir". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "invertir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "invertir" is [ĩmbeɾˈt̪iɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "invertir" come from?
"invertir" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.