invertir

\ɛ̃.vɛʁ.tiʁ\

/\ɛ̃.vɛʁ.tiʁ\/ verb

The verdict

“invertir” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Renverser symétriquement ; inverser.

Corpus desk

Index FR-invertir · invertir · French

invertir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for invertir
PropertyValue
Headwordinvertir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɛ̃.vɛʁ.tiʁ\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « invertir » en français

invertirsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

invertir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛ̃.vɛʁ.tiʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for invertir in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is invertir, spelled I-N-V-E-R-T-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Renverser symétriquement ; inverser.
  2. 2
    Hydrolyser de façon à inverser le pouvoir rotatoire, en parlant d'un glucide.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Invertir le sens d’un courant électrique.
  2. Le passage du temps invertit d’ailleurs nos rapports. J’ai plus de deux fois l’âge qu’elle [sa mère] avait ce 18 juin 1903, et me penche vers elle comme vers une fille que j’essayerais de mon mieux de comprendre sans y réussir tout à fait.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "invertir"?
"invertir" is spelled I-N-V-E-R-T-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.vɛʁ.tiʁ\.
What does "invertir" mean?
As a verb, "invertir" means: Renverser symétriquement ; inverser.
How do you pronounce "invertir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "invertir" is \ɛ̃.vɛʁ.tiʁ\. 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 French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list