habitant
/abitɑ̃/noun
habitant is spelled H-A-B-I-T-A-N-T: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, habitant means “A member of a habitation colony at Stadacona founded by Samuel de Champlain, where Quebec City now lies” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of habitant is habitants.
How many letters and syllables are in habitant?
| Letters | 8: H-A-B-I-T-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 43 million words; the 201,693rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is habitant?
Habitant appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce habitant?
- /abitɑ̃/
As a noun (“Synonym of inhabitant /dweller”): /ˈhabɪtənt/.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-habitant.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of habitant
- habitants plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does habitant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
CanadaA member of a habitation colony at Stadacona founded by Samuel de Champlain, where Quebec City now lies.
- 2
archaicSynonym of inhabitant /dweller.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does habitant come from?
From French habitant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).