Inhibitor

[ɪnˈhiːbitoːɐ̯]

/[ɪnˈhiːbitoːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Inhibitor” is uncommon German (frequency #87,875 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,875
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas, das eine Reaktion verhindert oder zumindest abbremst, das als Hindernis wirkt

Corpus desk

Index DE-inhibitor · Inhibitor · German

Inhibitor · rank #87,875 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,875
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH infektiös

Nearest frequency peer: infektiös (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Inhibitor“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Inhibitor“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Inhibitor
PropertyValue
HeadwordInhibitor
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪnˈhiːbitoːɐ̯]
Letters9
Frequency rank#87,875
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Inhibitor“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Inhibitorfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „infektiös“ (#87,874), „Imperien“ (#87,873), „Innenministerin“ (#87,877). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Inhibitor“ bei #87,875. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Inhibitor is uncommon German at frequency #87,875 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɪnˈhiːbitoːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas, das eine Reaktion verhindert oder zumindest abbremst, das als Hindernis wirkt".

Inhibitor has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Inhibitor, spelled I-N-H-I-B-I-T-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas, das eine Reaktion verhindert oder zumindest abbremst, das als Hindernis wirkt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Hoffnungen setzt man bei der Psoriasis-Behandlung auf Januskinase-Inhibitoren. Sie werden im Gegensatz zu anderen Biologika oral eingenommen. In einer Phase-3-Studie zeigte ein solcher Inhibitor eine vergleichbare Wirksamkeit und Sicherheit wie ein Biologikum.“

Antonyms

FördererGönnerSponsorVerstärkerVervielfältiger

This word in other languages

inhibitor(English)inhibiteur(Français)

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Inhibitor"?
"Inhibitor" is spelled I-N-H-I-B-I-T-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪnˈhiːbitoːɐ̯].
What does "Inhibitor" mean?
As a noun, "Inhibitor" means: etwas, das eine Reaktion verhindert oder zumindest abbremst, das als Hindernis wirkt
How do you pronounce "Inhibitor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Inhibitor" is [ɪnˈhiːbitoːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Inhibitor" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

infektiös#87,874Inseraten#87,881Jagdrecht#87,890Jahresabo#87,892

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list