habilement

\a.bil.mɑ̃\

/\a.bil.mɑ̃\/ adv

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“habilement” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #20,154. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,154
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - D'une manière habile.

Corpus desk

Index FR-habilement · habilement · French

habilement · rank #20,154 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,154
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH gérées

Nearest frequency peer: gérées (-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 « habilement »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « habilement » 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).

habilement vs habillent
80% similar
habilement vs habillement
91% similar

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

Key facts for habilement
PropertyValue
Headwordhabilement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\a.bil.mɑ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#20,154
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « habilement »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.habilementse 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 « gérées » (#20,153), « Hamel » (#20,155), « hell » (#20,156). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « habilement » est au #20,154. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around habilement (IPA \a.bil.mɑ̃\), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #20,154 among 1,969 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "D'une manière habile.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for habilement, with forms such as "ahbilement", "habbilement", and "habielment". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "habillent", "habillement", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is habilement, spelled H-A-B-I-L-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    D'une manière habile.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les femmes ne vont jamais dans les kayaks, mais elles manient assez habilement les « omayaks », sortes de grands canots pouvant porter de lourdes charges.
  2. Il s’est tiré habilement d’affaire.

Antonyms

inhabilementmaladroitementmalhabilement

This word in other languages

ably(English)hábilmente(Español)habilmente(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahbilement
  • habbilement
  • habielment
  • habileemnt
  • habilemennt
  • habilementt
  • habilemetn
  • habilemment
  • habilemnet
  • habilmeent
  • habliement
  • haiblement
  • hbailement
  • hhabilement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ahbilement2habbilement1habielment2habileemnt2habilemennt1habilementt1habilemetn2habilemment1
Edit distance from "habilement"

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 "habilement"?
"habilement" is spelled H-A-B-I-L-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \a.bil.mɑ̃\.
What does "habilement" mean?
As an adverb, "habilement" means: D'une manière habile.
What words are commonly confused with "habilement"?
"habilement" is commonly confused with "habillent", "habillement". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "habilement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "habilement" is \a.bil.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "habilement" come from?
"habilement" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

idéologies#20,164enterprise#20,134maghrébine#20,187maladresse#20,189

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

entendons14 variantsmaladroite14 variantscoquillages14 variantspassionnante14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list