habitable

/ˈhæbɪtəbəl/

//ˈhæbɪtəbəl// adj

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"habitable" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“habitable” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #24,464. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,464
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Safe and comfortable, where humans, or other animals, can live; fit for habitation.

Corpus desk

Index EN-habitable · habitable · English

habitable · rank #24,464 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,464
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH hails

Nearest frequency peer: hails (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “habitable”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “habitable” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for habitable
PropertyValue
Headwordhabitable
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈhæbɪtəbəl/
Letters9
Frequency rank#24,464
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “habitable” sits in English frequency

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).habitablelands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “hails” (#24,465), “grids” (#24,462), “grandchild” (#24,461). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around habitable (IPA /ˈhæbɪtəbəl/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #24,464 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for habitable, with forms such as "ahbitable", "habbitable", and "habiatble". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English abitable, habytable, from Middle French habitable, from Latin habitābilis (“habitable”), from habitō (“dwell, live”). By surface analysis, habit (“inhabit”) + able. The correct English form is habitable, spelled H-A-B-I-T-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Safe and comfortable, where humans, or other animals, can live; fit for habitation.
  2. 2
    Of an astronomical object: capable of supporting, or giving rise to, life.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. After we found the freshwater spring we were more confident that the place was habitable.
  2. Humankind has never found any other habitable planets apart from Earth.

Etymology

From Middle English abitable, habytable, from Middle French habitable, from Latin habitābilis (“habitable”), from habitō (“dwell, live”). By surface analysis, habit (“inhabit”) + able.

Synonyms

inhabitable

Antonyms

unhabitableuninhabitable

This word in other languages

habitable(Español)bewohnbar(Deutsch)habitável(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahbitable
  • habbitable
  • habiatble
  • habitabble
  • habitabel
  • habitablle
  • habitalbe
  • habitbale
  • habitible
  • habittable
  • habtiable
  • haibtable
  • hbaitable
  • hhabitable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of habitable - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ahbitable2habbitable1habiatble2habitabble1habitabel2habitablle1habitalbe2habitbale2
Edit distance from "habitable"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "habitable"?
"habitable" is spelled H-A-B-I-T-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈhæbɪtəbəl/.
What does "habitable" mean?
As an adjective, "habitable" means: Safe and comfortable, where humans, or other animals, can live; fit for habitation.
What are common misspellings of "habitable"?
Common misspellings include "ahbitable", "habbitable", "habiatble", "habitabble", "habitabel". The correct spelling is "habitable".
How do you pronounce "habitable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "habitable" is /ˈhæbɪtəbəl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "habitable"?
From Middle English abitable, habytable, from Middle French habitable, from Latin habitābilis (“habitable”), from habitō (“dwell, live”). By surface analysis, habit (“inhabit”) + able. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list