inhibitor
/ɪnˈhɪbɪtɚ/noun
inhibitor is spelled I-N-H-I-B-I-T-O-R: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 2.4 times per million words in written English, the 17,587th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, inhibitor means “One who, or that which, inhibits” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of inhibitor is inhibitors.
How many letters and syllables are in inhibitor?
| Letters | 9: I-N-H-I-B-I-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.4 times per million words; the 17,587th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is inhibitor?
Inhibitor appears 2.4 times per million words in written English, the 17,587th 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 inhibitor?
- US /ɪnˈhɪbɪtɚ/
Inhibitor has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Qwertygiy-inhibitor.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of inhibitor
- inhibitors plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does inhibitor mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who, or that which, inhibits.
I found daily meditation to be a useful inhibitor of negative thoughts.
- 2
Any substance capable of stopping or slowing a specific chemical reaction.
- 3
Any substance capable of stopping or slowing a specific biological process.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Inhibitor in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense substance slowing a reaction:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | inhibiteur |
| German | Inhibitor |
| Portuguese | inibidor |
| Spanish | inhibidor |
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 inhibitor come from?
From inhibit + -or.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).