# inhibit

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪnˈhɪbɪt/ · frequency rank #18,591

## Definitions
1. To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain.
2. To recuse.

## Etymology
From Latin inhibitus, perfect passive participle of inhibeō (“I hold in, check, restrain”), from in (“in, at, on”), + habeō (“I have, hold, keep”).

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

## Common misspellings (10)
`ihnibit`, `inhbiit`, `inhhibit`, `inhibbit`, `inhibitt`, `inhibti`, `inhiibt`, `inihbit`, `innhibit`, `nihibit`

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