introversion

\ɛ̃.tʁo.vɛʁ.sjɔ̃\

/\ɛ̃.tʁo.vɛʁ.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“introversion” is uncommon French (frequency #97,049 among 3,561 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,049
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tendance à se replier sur soi-même.

Corpus desk

Index FR-introversion · introversion · French

introversion · rank #97,049 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,049
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH interrompez

Nearest frequency peer: interrompez (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangs de longue queue près de « introversion »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « introversion » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for introversion
PropertyValue
Headwordintroversion
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛ̃.tʁo.vɛʁ.sjɔ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#97,049
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « introversion » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).introversiontombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « interrompez » (#97,048), « internalisation » (#97,047), « inviolables » (#97,051). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « introversion » est au #97,049. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

introversion is uncommon French at frequency #97,049 among 3,561 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛ̃.tʁo.vɛʁ.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tendance à se replier sur soi-même.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for introversion in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is introversion, spelled I-N-T-R-O-V-E-R-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tendance à se replier sur soi-même.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how introversion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. J’ai donné ailleurs d’autres exemples simples et typiques d’introversion et de transfert chez des enfants, et marqué en outre que ces deux réactions peuvent se combiner entre elles.

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "introversion"?
"introversion" is spelled I-N-T-R-O-V-E-R-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.tʁo.vɛʁ.sjɔ̃\.
What does "introversion" mean?
As a noun, "introversion" means: Tendance à se replier sur soi-même.
How do you pronounce "introversion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "introversion" is \ɛ̃.tʁo.vɛʁ.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "introversion" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "introversion", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list