inhábil
[ĩnˈaβ̞il]
The verdict
“inhábil” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Falto de habilidad, talento o instrucción.
Corpus desk
Index ES-inhabil · inhábil · Spanish
inhábil · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | inhábil |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ĩnˈaβ̞il] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “inhábil” en español
Rare enough to double-check
inhábil is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ĩnˈaβ̞il]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
inhábil doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is inhábil, spelled I-N-H-Á-B-I-L.
Definition
- 1Falto de habilidad, talento o instrucción.
- 2Que no tiene las calidades y condiciones necesarias para hacer una cosa.
- 3Que por falta de algún requisito, o por una tacha o delito, no puede obtener o servir un cargo o empleo.
- 4Dícese también del proceder que es inadecuado para alcanzar el fin al que se apunta.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.