The word "inhab" is often misspelled as "inhabit". The correct IPA transcription of "inhab" is /ɪnˈhæb/, which consists of three sounds: the short "i" sound /ɪ/, the nasal "n" sound /n/, and the "h" sound /h/ followed by the short "a" sound /æ/ and the voiced "b" sound /b/. This word means to reside or occupy a place, and is a shortened form of the word "inhabit". Incorrect spelling of words can be avoided by understanding their true phonetic transcription.