inhibir
[ĩniˈβ̞iɾ]
The verdict
“inhibir” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #38,765. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #38,765
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 22,782
- “I” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Reprimir, impedir la manifestación de una reacción o conducta fisiológica o psicológica.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | inhibir |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ĩniˈβ̞iɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #38,765 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “inhibir” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around inhibir (IPA [ĩniˈβ̞iɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #38,765 among 22,782 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for inhibir, with forms such as "ihnibir", "inhbiir", and "inhhibir". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "inhibe", "incidir", "inhibidor", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is inhibir, spelled I-N-H-I-B-I-R.
Definition
- 1Reprimir, impedir la manifestación de una reacción o conducta fisiológica o psicológica.
- 2Prohibir o impedir que alguien haga alguna cosa.
- 3En un juicio, impedir la participación de un juez en una causa.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ihnibir,inhbiir,inhhibir,inhibbir,inhibirr,inhibri,inhiibr,inhivir,inihbir,innhibir,nihibir
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of inhibir - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “inhibir”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is I-N-H-I-B-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ĩniˈβ̞iɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “inhibe” - see the side-by-side comparison. inhibir vs inhibe
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.