# inhibitor

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪnˈhɪbɪtɚ/ · frequency rank #17,643

## Definitions
1. One who, or that which, inhibits.
2. Any substance capable of stopping or slowing a specific chemical reaction.
3. Any substance capable of stopping or slowing a specific biological process.

## Etymology
From inhibit + -or.

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

## Common misspellings (13)
`ihnibitor`, `inhbiitor`, `inhhibitor`, `inhibbitor`, `inhibiotr`, `inhibitorr`, `inhibitro`, `inhibittor`, `inhibtior`, `inhiibtor`, `inihbitor`, `innhibitor`, `nihibitor`

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