habitus

\a.bi.tys\

/\a.bi.tys\/ noun

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The verdict

“habitus” is uncommon French (frequency #60,066 among 1,969 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,066
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Apparence générale du corps considérée comme le reflet de l’état de santé ou de maladie d’un individu.

Corpus desk

Index FR-habitus · habitus · French

habitus · rank #60,066 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,066
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH Günter

Nearest frequency peer: Günter (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « habitus »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « habitus » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for habitus
PropertyValue
Headwordhabitus
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.bi.tys\
Letters7
Frequency rank#60,066
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « habitus » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).habitustombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Günter » (#60,065), « hacher » (#60,067), « générationnelle » (#60,064). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « habitus » est au #60,066. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

habitus is uncommon French at frequency #60,066 among 1,969 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.bi.tys\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for habitus in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is habitus, spelled H-A-B-I-T-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Apparence générale du corps considérée comme le reflet de l’état de santé ou de maladie d’un individu.
  2. 2
    Forme externe caractéristique d’un cristal.
  3. 3
    Disposition morale ou manière d’être de l’âme, état durable qui oriente les conduites.
  4. 4
    Système de dispositions durables et incorporées, structurant les pratiques et représentations des individus, notamment chez Pierre Bourdieu.
  5. 5
    Apparence générale d'un végétal, port de celui-ci, silhouette générale qui permet d'en faire l'identification.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. habitus morbide : aspect d’un sujet diabétique ou alcoolique par exemple.
  2. habitus physiologique : apparence d’un sujet sportif.

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 "habitus"?
"habitus" is spelled H-A-B-I-T-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is \a.bi.tys\.
What does "habitus" mean?
As a noun, "habitus" means: Apparence générale du corps considérée comme le reflet de l’état de santé ou de maladie d’un individu.
How do you pronounce "habitus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "habitus" is \a.bi.tys\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "habitus" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list