inhabited
in·hab·it·ed/ɪnˈhæbɪtɪd/adjective
inhabited is spelled I-N-H-A-B-I-T-E-D: 9 letters and 4 syllables (in·hab·it·ed). It appears 3.3 times per million words in written English, the 14,509th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, inhabited means “Having inhabitants; lived in” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in inhabited?
| Letters | 9: I-N-H-A-B-I-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: in·hab·it·ed |
| In writing | 3.3 times per million words; the 14,509th 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 inhabited?
Inhabited appears 3.3 times per million words in written English, the 14,509th 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 inhabited?
- /ɪnˈhæbɪtɪd/
Inhabited has 4 syllables, split in·hab·it·ed in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-inhabited.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with inhabited
Also written: uninhabited.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What does inhabited mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having inhabitants; lived in.
- 2
Containing at least one element.
- 3
Having a term.
- 4
obsoleteObsolete form of uninhabited.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Inhabited in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having inhabitants:
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.