# inhabitant

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪnˈhæb.ɪ.tənt/ · frequency rank #38,906

## Definitions
1. Someone or thing who lives in a place.
2. A possible value for a type.

## Etymology
From Middle English inhabitantes (n. plural) and inhabitaunt (adj.), from Old French inhabitant, from Latin inhabitāns, present participle of inhabitō (“to inhabit”), from in- (“in”) + habitō (“to dwell”) (frequentative of habeō (“to hold”), from Proto-Indo-European *ghabh- (“to seize, take, hold, have”). By surface analysis, inhabit + -ant.

## Easily confused with
- **inhabitants** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inhabitant-vs-inhabitants)

## Common misspellings (15)
`ihnabitant`, `inahbitant`, `inhabbitant`, `inhabiatnt`, `inhabitannt`, `inhabitantt`, `inhabitatn`, `inhabitnat`, `inhabittant`, `inhabtiant`, `inhaibtant`, `inhbaitant`, `inhhabitant`, `innhabitant`, `nihabitant`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/inhabitant