habitant
French, noun/a.bi.tɑ̃/
habitant is spelled H-A-B-I-T-A-N-T (8 letters) and appears 17 times per million words in written French, the 4,416th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Habitant is a French masculine noun meaning “an inhabitant of some place” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of habiter. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Celui qui habite dans un lieu donné”.
What does habitant mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinean inhabitant of some place
- 2
Quebecderogatorymasculinesomeone who has a poor understanding of social conventions, making them look backward
- 3
Quebecdatedderogatorymasculineanybody from a rural or recently colonized area
- 4
Canadamasculinea member of the habitation colony at Stadacona founded by Samuel de Champlain, where Quebec City now lies
- 5
QuebeccolloquialmasculineMontreal Canadiens hockey club or supporter of Montreal Canadiens hockey club
- 6
masculinea farmer
verb
- 1
present participle of habiter
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Celui qui habite dans un lieu donné. 2. Être ou chose se trouvant habituellement dans un lieu donné. 3. Paysan, campagnard. 4. Personne qui maîtrise mal les conventions sociales.
adjective: 1. Qui maîtrise mal les conventions sociales, qui trahit ses origines campagnardes ou mal dégrossies.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of habitant
- habitants plural
- habitante feminine
- ^((h muet))\a.bi.tɑ̃\ singular plural
- habitant·e neuter
- habitant.e neuter
- habitant(e) neuter
- habitantes plural feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce habitant?
- /a.bi.tɑ̃/
- ^((h muet))\a.bi.tɑ̃\
- \a.bi.tɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to habitant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is habitant in French?
habitant appears 17 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).