invés
Portuguese, noun/ĩˈvɛ(j)s/
invés is spelled I-N-V-É-S (5 letters) and appears 44 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,139th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Invés is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “opposite, reverse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o mesmo que avesso”.
What does invés mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineopposite, reverse
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. o mesmo que avesso 2. lado oposto; contrário
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of invés
- envés alternative misspelling obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce invés?
- Brazil /ĩˈvɛ(j)s/
- Brazil [ĩˈvɛ(ɪ̯)s]
- /ĩˈvɛ(j)ʃ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is invés in Portuguese?
invés appears 44 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).