habitan

[aˈβ̞it̪ãn]

/[aˈβ̞it̪ãn]/ verb

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The verdict

“habitan” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #11,060. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,060
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de habitar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-habitan · habitan · Spanish

habitan · rank #11,060 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,060
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH granito

Nearest frequency peer: granito (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “habitan”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “habitan” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

habitan vs hablan
71% similar
habitan vs hacían
57% similar
habitan vs habrán
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for habitan
PropertyValue
Headwordhabitan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aˈβ̞it̪ãn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,060
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “habitan”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.habitancae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “granito” (#11,059), “hemisferio” (#11,061), “graduado” (#11,058). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “habitan” va en #11,060. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around habitan (IPA [aˈβ̞it̪ãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #11,060 among 1,569 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de habitar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for habitan, with forms such as "ahbitan", "habbitan", and "habiatn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hablan", "hacían", "habrán", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is habitan, spelled H-A-B-I-T-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de habitar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahbitan
  • habbitan
  • habiatn
  • habitann
  • habitna
  • habittan
  • habtian
  • haibtan
  • havitan
  • hbaitan
  • hhabitan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of habitan - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ahbitan2habbitan1habiatn2habitann1habitna2habittan1habtian2haibtan2
Edit distance from "habitan"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "habitan"?
"habitan" is spelled H-A-B-I-T-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈβ̞it̪ãn].
What does "habitan" mean?
As a verb, "habitan" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de habitar.
What words are commonly confused with "habitan"?
"habitan" is commonly confused with "hablan", "hacían", "habrán". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "habitan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "habitan" is [aˈβ̞it̪ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "habitan" come from?
"habitan" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

granito#11,059impiden#11,064impresa#11,065frentes#11,053

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

graduado11 variantsjodiendo11 variantsempiezas11 variantsdisfraz11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list