Which to use
“habille” and “habite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,883
- “habille” frequency rank
- #3,007
- “habite” frequency rank
- 13890
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | habille | habite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de habiller. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de habiter. |
Where the eye mixes habille and habite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. habille runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against habite's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between habille and habite
A purely visual mix-up. habille (\a.bij\) and habite (\a.bit\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13890, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
habille is recorded at frequency rank #10,883, classified as averb, pronounced \a.bij\. habite is at rank #3,007, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.bit\.
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 13890, this pair ranks #399,106 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of habille vs habite
Shared letters: abehi. Private to "habille": l. Private to "habite": t.
"habille" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "habite" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "habille" and "habite" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "habille" or "habite" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "habille" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "habite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #399,106 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "habille" and "habite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "habille vs habillez". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #399,106 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.