inhabilitar

[ĩnaβ̞iliˈt̪aɾ]

/[ĩnaβ̞iliˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“inhabilitar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #57,854 among 3,428 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,854
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hacer que alguien o algo pierda la capacidad o posibilidad de hacer algo, lograrlo, o servir a un propóstio.

Corpus desk

Index ES-inhabilitar · inhabilitar · Spanish

inhabilitar · rank #57,854 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,854
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH insertando

Nearest frequency peer: insertando (+2 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “inhabilitar”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “inhabilitar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for inhabilitar
PropertyValue
Headwordinhabilitar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩnaβ̞iliˈt̪aɾ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#57,854
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “inhabilitar” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.inhabilitarcae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “insertando” (#57,856), “inflamatorios” (#57,851), “interceder” (#57,858). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “inhabilitar” va en #57,854. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

inhabilitar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #57,854 among 3,428 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ĩnaβ̞iliˈt̪aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for inhabilitar, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is inhabilitar, spelled I-N-H-A-B-I-L-I-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hacer que alguien o algo pierda la capacidad o posibilidad de hacer algo, lograrlo, o servir a un propóstio.
  2. 2
    Decretar que alguien no puede ejercer cierto derecho o cargo, en especial público, generalmente como castigo o por un conflicto de intereses.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how inhabilitar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. El accidente lo inhabilitó para jugar fútbol, porque debilitó sus piernas.
  2. El senador fue inhabilitado para participar en las elecciones tras haber sido hallado culpable de corrupción.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "inhabilitar"?
"inhabilitar" is spelled I-N-H-A-B-I-L-I-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩnaβ̞iliˈt̪aɾ].
What does "inhabilitar" mean?
As a verb, "inhabilitar" means: Hacer que alguien o algo pierda la capacidad o posibilidad de hacer algo, lograrlo, o servir a un propóstio.
How do you pronounce "inhabilitar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inhabilitar" is [ĩnaβ̞iliˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inhabilitar" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "inhabilitar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list