# inhibitory

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #30,845

## Definitions
1. That inhibits.
2. Of, or relating to an inhibitor.

## Etymology
From late 15th century (early modern English). Formed as inhibit + -ory or adapted from Medieval Latin inhibitōrius and Middle French inhibitoire.

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

## Common misspellings (15)
`ihnibitory`, `inhbiitory`, `inhhibitory`, `inhibbitory`, `inhibiotry`, `inhibitorry`, `inhibitoryy`, `inhibitoyr`, `inhibitroy`, `inhibittory`, `inhibtiory`, `inhiibtory`, `inihbitory`, `innhibitory`, `nihibitory`

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