hábito
Spanish, noun
hábito is spelled H-Á-B-I-T-O (6 letters) and appears 8.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 8,098th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hábito is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “habit, custom” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). Without its accent, habito is a different word: “first-person singular present indicative of habitar”. With an accent, habitó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of habitar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Actividad o comportamiento que, por repetirse de manera rutinaria o con cierto grado de frecuencia, se ha…”.
What does hábito mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehabit, custom
- 2
masculinehabit (of a monk)
- 3
masculinemilitary rank
- 4
masculineinsignia (indicating a military rank)
- 5
masculinehabit (of a crystal)
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of habitar
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of habitar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Actividad o comportamiento que, por repetirse de manera rutinaria o con cierto grado de frecuencia, se ha vuelto natural para quien la ejerce. 2. Traje que denota la profesión, ocupación o casta de una persona. 3. En especial, aquel que visten los monjes de diversas religiones y algunos religiosos cristianos. 4. Distintivo o vestimenta que identificaba a los miembros de las órdenes militares cristianas.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of hábito
- hábitos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to hábito
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is hábito in Spanish?
hábito appears 8.5 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).