Which to use
“habitada” is a participle and “hábitats” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,466
- “habitada” frequency rank
- #32,247
- “hábitats” frequency rank
- 58713
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | habitada | hábitats |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de habitado, participio de habitar. | Forma del plural de hábitat. |
Where the eye mixes habitada and hábitats
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. habitada (CVCVCVCV) and hábitats (CVCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between habitada and hábitats
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: habitada is [aβ̞iˈt̪að̞a] while hábitats is [ˈaβ̞it̪at̪s]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58713, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
habitada is recorded at frequency rank #26,466, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [aβ̞iˈt̪að̞a]. hábitats is at rank #32,247, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaβ̞it̪at̪s].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 58713, this pair ranks #65,427 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of habitada vs hábitats
Shared letters: abhit. Private to "habitada": d. Private to "hábitats": sá.
"habitada" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "hábitats" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- habitada ← ahbitada · habbitada · habiatda · habitaad · habitadda · habitdaa · habittada · habtiada
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "habitada" and "hábitats" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "habitada" or "hábitats"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "habitada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hábitats" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,427 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "habitada" and "hábitats" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "habitamos vs hábitats". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #65,427 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.