# habitable

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈhæbɪtəbəl/ · frequency rank #24,464

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

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

## Common misspellings (14)
`ahbitable`, `habbitable`, `habiatble`, `habitabble`, `habitabel`, `habitablle`, `habitalbe`, `habitbale`, `habitible`, `habittable`, `habtiable`, `haibtable`, `hbaitable`, `hhabitable`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/habitable