inhere
/ɪnˈhɪə/verb
inhere is spelled I-N-H-E-R-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, inhere means “To be inherent; to be an essential or intrinsic part of; to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in inhere?
| Letters | 6: I-N-H-E-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 159,707th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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 inhere?
Inhere appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th 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 inhere?
- UK /ɪnˈhɪə/
Inhere has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-inhere.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with inhere?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as inhere from its last stressed vowel (/ɪə/, British pronunciation):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: herein.
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 inhere
- inheres present, singular, he/she/it
- inhering participle, present
- inhered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does inhere mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To be inherent; to be an essential or intrinsic part of; to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Inhere in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense To be inherent; to be an essential or intrinsic part of; to be fixed or permanen:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | être inhérent à |
| German | innewohnen, anhaften, enthalten sein, zu etwas / jmdn. gehören |
| Portuguese | inerir |
| Spanish | ser inherente |
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 inhere come from?
Borrowed from Latin inhaerēre (“stick in, stick to, inhere to”), from in (“in”) + haereō (“stick”); see hesitate. Compare adhere, cohere.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).