Which to use
“habilitée” is a verb and “habilités” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,970
- “habilitée” frequency rank
- #36,425
- “habilités” frequency rank
- 80395
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | habilitée | habilités |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de habiliter. | Pluriel de habilité. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set habilitée and habilités apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: habilitée and habilités carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.bi.li.te\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “habilitée” becomes s in “habilités”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80395, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
habilitée is recorded at frequency rank #43,970, classified as averb, pronounced \a.bi.li.te\. habilités is at rank #36,425, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.bi.li.te\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 80395, this pair ranks #21,046 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of habilitée vs habilités
Shared letters: abhilté. Private to "habilitée": e. Private to "habilités": s.
"habilitée" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVV · "habilités" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "habilitée" and "habilités" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "habilitée" or "habilités"?
Remembering habilitée vs habilités
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “habilitée”; for a noun, it's “habilités”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “habilitée” entry
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