habile

^((h muet))\a.bil\

/^((h muet))\a.bil\/ adj

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The verdict

“habile” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,172. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,172
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Adroit ; qui fait ce qu’il entreprend avec souplesse.

Corpus desk

Index FR-habile · habile · French

habile · rank #12,172 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,172
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gênes

Nearest frequency peer: Gênes (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « habile »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « habile » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

habile vs haie
67% similar
habile vs huile
67% similar
habile vs haine
67% similar

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

Key facts for habile
PropertyValue
Headwordhabile
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA^((h muet))\a.bil\
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,172
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « habile »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).habilese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Gênes » (#12,171), « honoraires » (#12,173), « généraliste » (#12,170). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « habile » est au #12,172. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around habile (IPA ^((h muet))\a.bil\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #12,172 among 1,969 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for habile, with forms such as "ahbile", "habbile", and "habiel". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "haie", "huile", "haine", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is habile, spelled H-A-B-I-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Adroit ; qui fait ce qu’il entreprend avec souplesse.
  2. 2
    Qui a la capacité, le droit de.
  3. 3
    Qui est fait avec adresse, avec souplesse.
  4. 4
    Savant, intelligent, plein d'expérience.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how habile appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. De toutes parts, on m’offre de la main-d’œuvre, brodeuses déjà habiles ou simples apprentières.
  2. Dès sa première communion, gagé par l’un ou par l’autre, […], il était sans l’avoir appris devenu habile à menuiser, à charronner, à réparer un coutre, à ferrer un cheval.

Synonyms

capabledégourdihabilitésavantadroit

Antonyms

inhabile

This word in other languages

skillful(English)diestro(Español)anstellig(Deutsch)ágil(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahbile
  • habbile
  • habiel
  • hablie
  • haible
  • hbaile
  • hhabile

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ahbile2habbile1habiel2hablie2haible2hbaile2hhabile1
Edit distance from "habile"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "habile"?
"habile" is spelled H-A-B-I-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h muet))\a.bil\.
What does "habile" mean?
As an adjective, "habile" means: Adroit ; qui fait ce qu’il entreprend avec souplesse.
What words are commonly confused with "habile"?
"habile" is commonly confused with "haie", "huile", "haine". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "habile"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "habile" is ^((h muet))\a.bil\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "habile" come from?
"habile" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hétéro#12,175induit#12,177garant#12,165fureur#12,164

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

magic7 variantsMalte7 variantsninja7 variantsclous7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list