Meanings
nouninverted question mark (plural inverted question marks)
plural inverted question marks
- The punctuation mark "¿", which is placed at the beginning of questions in Spanish and, less commonly, Catalan, and in some languages that have cultural ties with Spain.
Synonyms: rotated question mark, turned question mark
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe punctuation mark "¿", which is placed at the beginning of questions in Spanish and, less commonly, Catalan, and in some languages that have cultural ties with Spain.
Translations
Finnish käännetty kysymysmerkki
- käännetty kysymysmerkkipunctuation "¿"
French point d’interrogation culbuté
- point d’interrogation culbutépunctuation "¿"
German umgekehtes Fragezeichen
- umgekehtes Fragezeichenpunctuation "¿"
Japanese 逆疑問符
- 逆疑問符 (gyakugimonfu)punctuation "¿"
Korean 역물음표, 뒤집힌 물음표
- 역물음표 (yeongmureumpyo)punctuation "¿"
- 뒤집힌 물음표 (dwijiphin mureumpyo)punctuation "¿"
- 표믕롬 (pyomeungnom)punctuation "¿"
Polish odwrócony pytajnik
- odwrócony pytajnikpunctuation "¿"
Spanish signo de interrogación invertido
- signo de interrogación invertidopunctuation "¿"
Cite this entry
APA
inverted question mark. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inverted%20question%20mark
MLA
“inverted question mark.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inverted%20question%20mark. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inverted question mark,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inverted%20question%20mark.
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