inhibe

/[ĩnˈiβ̞e]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#34,628

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

inhibe is aSpanishverb. It means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de inhibir o de inhibirse. Pronounced [ĩnˈiβ̞e]. Often confused with invite and inside.

Key facts for inhibe
PropertyValue
Headwordinhibe
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩnˈiβ̞e]
Letters6
Frequency rank#34,628
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of inhibe in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for inhibe is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ĩnˈiβ̞e]. Corpus data places it at rank #34,628 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for inhibe, with forms such as "ihnibe", "inhbie", and "inhhibe". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "invite", "inside", "inhibir", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is inhibe, spelled I-N-H-I-B-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de inhibir o de inhibirse.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de inhibir.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ihnibe,inhbie,inhhibe,inhibbe,inhieb,inhive,inihbe,innhibe,nihibe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for inhibe

Misspelling Variants of "inhibe"

ihnibe6inhbie6inhhibe7inhibbe7inhieb6inhive6inihbe6innhibe7
Misspelling Variants of "inhibe"

Frequency rank: #34,628 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "inhibe"?
"inhibe" is spelled I-N-H-I-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩnˈiβ̞e].
What does "inhibe" mean?
As a verb, "inhibe" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de inhibir o de inhibirse.
What words are commonly confused with "inhibe"?
"inhibe" is commonly confused with "invite", "inside", "inhibir". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "inhibe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inhibe" is [ĩnˈiβ̞e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inhibe" come from?
"inhibe" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.