Which to use
“habille” is a verb and “habitée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,883
- “habille” frequency rank
- #18,214
- “habitée” frequency rank
- 29097
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | habille | habitée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de habiller. | Féminin singulier de habité. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set habille and habitée apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: habille is \a.bij\ while habitée is \a.bi.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29097, 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\. habitée is at rank #18,214, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.bi.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 29097, this pair ranks #318,767 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of habille vs habitée
Shared letters: abehi. Private to "habille": l. Private to "habitée": té.
"habille" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "habitée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- habille ← ahbille · habbille · habilel · hablile · haiblle · hbaille · hhabille
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "habille" and "habitée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "habille" or "habitée"?
Remembering habille vs habitée
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “habille”; for an adjective, it's “habitée”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “habille” entry
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