inhabit
in·hab·it/ɪnˈhæbɪt/verb
inhabit is spelled I-N-H-A-B-I-T: 7 letters and 3 syllables (in·hab·it). It appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 18,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, inhabit means “To live or reside in” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in inhabit?
| Letters | 7: I-N-H-A-B-I-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: in·hab·it |
| In writing | 2.1 times per million words; the 18,811th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is inhabit?
Inhabit appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 18,811th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce inhabit?
- /ɪnˈhæbɪt/
Inhabit has 3 syllables, split in·hab·it in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-inhabit.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of inhabit
- inhabits present, singular, he/she/it
- inhabiting participle, present
- inhabited participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does inhabit mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To live or reside in.
The Inuit inhabit the Arctic.
- 2
To be present in.
Strange thoughts inhabit my mind.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Inhabit in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to live or reside in some place:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does inhabit come from?
From Old French enhabiter, from Latin inhabitāre (in + habitāre).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).