# habilitation vs habitation

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### habilitation
*noun · IPA \a.bi.li.ta.sjɔ̃\ · frequency rank #26,391*
Action d’habiliter.

### habitation
*noun · IPA ^((h muet))\a.bi.ta.sjɔ̃\ · frequency rank #4,677*
Action d’habiter un lieu.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/habilitation-vs-habitation