# inhabit

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪnˈhæbɪt/ · frequency rank #18,859

## Definitions
1. To live or reside in.
2. To be present in.

## Etymology
From Old French enhabiter, from Latin inhabitare (in + habitare).

## Easily confused with
- **inherit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inhabit-vs-inherit)
- **inhibit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inhabit-vs-inhibit)
- **inhabited** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inhabit-vs-inhabited)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ihnabit`, `inahbit`, `inhabbit`, `inhabitt`, `inhabti`, `inhaibt`, `inhbait`, `inhhabit`, `innhabit`, `nihabit`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/inhabit