inversement
French, adverb/ɛ̃.vɛʁ.sə.mɑ̃/
inversement is spelled I-N-V-E-R-S-E-M-E-N-T (11 letters) and appears 5.2 times per million words in written French, the 10,846th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Inversement is a French adverb meaning “inversely, conversely” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Dans une situation inverse”.
What does inversement mean in English?
adverb
- 1
inversely, conversely
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. Dans une situation inverse. 2. Relativement à l'inverse d'une valeur ou d'un nombre.
adverb: 1. Variante non standard de inversement.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of inversement
- inversément alternative proscribed
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce inversement?
- /ɛ̃.vɛʁ.sə.mɑ̃/
- \ɛ̃.vɛʁ.sə.mɑ̃\
- \ɛ̃.vɛʁ.se.mɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to inversement
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is inversement in French?
inversement appears 5.2 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).