How to Say "inhabitant" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “inhabitant” is “residente” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
English → SpanishA2
nounA2
someone residing in a city or country
Examples
Soy residente de este edificio.
I am a resident of this building.
Los residentes del barrio están felices.
The residents of the neighborhood are happy.
One word for everyone
This word doesn't change its ending for men or women. You just change the word 'the' in front: 'el residente' for a man and 'la residente' for a woman.
Avoid 'residenta'
Mistake: “Calling a woman 'la residenta'.”
Correction: Use 'la residente'. While 'residenta' exists in some old dictionaries, 'la residente' is the natural, modern way to say it.
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