hábitat
[ˈaβ̞it̪at̪]
The verdict
“hábitat” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #11,984 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #11,984
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 16
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Conjunto de características geográficas en que normalmente se desarrolla un organismo vivo o un grupo de ellos.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hábitat |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaβ̞it̪at̪] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #11,984 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 16 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hábitat” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for hábitat is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaβ̞it̪at̪]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,984 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for hábitat, with forms such as "hbáitat", "hhábitat", and "hábbitat". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "hábito", "hábitos", "habitual", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is hábitat, spelled H-Á-B-I-T-A-T.
Definition
- 1Conjunto de características geográficas en que normalmente se desarrolla un organismo vivo o un grupo de ellos.
- 2Entorno en el que vive una persona o donde se siente a gusto.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: hbáitat,hhábitat,hábbitat,hábiatt,hábitatt,hábitta,hábittat,hábtiat,háibtat,hávitat,áhbitat
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hábitat - 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.
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.
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Using “hábitat”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is H-Á-B-I-T-A-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaβ̞it̪at̪] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “hábito” - see the side-by-side comparison. hábitat vs hábito
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.