# inmate

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɪn.meɪt/ · frequency rank #14,143

## Definitions
1. A person confined to an institution such as a prison (as a convict) or hospital (as a patient).
2. A person who shares a residence (such as a hotel guest, a lodger, or a student living on campus), or other place.
3. Synonym of passenger, a person held or riding within a vehicle.

## Etymology
From inn + -mate, or from in- + -mate.

## Easily confused with
- **irate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inmate-vs-irate)
- **insane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inmate-vs-insane)
- **invite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inmate-vs-invite)
- **intake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inmate-vs-intake)
- **invade** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inmate-vs-invade)
- **innate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inmate-vs-innate)
- **intimate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inmate-vs-intimate)
- **image** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/image-vs-inmate)
- **Inman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inman-vs-inmate)
- **inane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inane-vs-inmate)
- **inhale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inhale-vs-inmate)
- **incite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/incite-vs-inmate)
- **incase** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/incase-vs-inmate)
- **inflate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inflate-vs-inmate)

## Common misspellings (8)
`imnate`, `inamte`, `inmaet`, `inmatte`, `inmmate`, `inmtae`, `innmate`, `nimate`

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