inhabitable
in·hab·it·a·ble/ɪnˈhæbɪtəbəl/adjective
inhabitable is spelled I-N-H-A-B-I-T-A-B-L-E: 11 letters and 5 syllables (in·hab·it·a·ble). It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, inhabitable means “Fit to live in; habitable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in inhabitable?
| Letters | 11: I-N-H-A-B-I-T-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: in·hab·it·a·ble |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 87,317th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is inhabitable?
Inhabitable appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th 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 inhabitable?
- UK /ɪnˈhæbɪtəbəl/
- US /ɪnˈhæbɪtəbəl/
Inhabitable has 5 syllables, split in·hab·it·a·ble in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-inhabitable.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with inhabitable?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as inhabitable from its last stressed vowel (/æbɪtəbəl/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of inhabitable
- more inhabitable comparative
- most inhabitable superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does inhabitable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Fit to live in; habitable.
- 2
obsoleteNot habitable; not suitable to be inhabited.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Inhabitable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense fit to live in:
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 inhabitable come from?
From inhabit + -able.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).