Which to use
“habillées” is an adjective and “habiller” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,056
- “habillées” frequency rank
- #7,065
- “habiller” frequency rank
- 38121
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | habillées | habiller |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de habillé. | Mettre des habits à quelqu’un, le vêtir. |
Same sound, different letters: habillées vs habiller
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. habillées runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVVC) against habiller's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - habillées and habiller
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: habillées and habiller carry the same recorded pronunciation, ^((h muet))\a.bi.je\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38121, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
habillées is recorded at frequency rank #31,056, classified as anadj, pronounced ^((h muet))\a.bi.je\. habiller is at rank #7,065, tagged as averb, pronounced ^((h muet))\a.bi.je\.
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 38121, this pair ranks #257,510 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of habillées vs habiller
Shared letters: abehil. Private to "habillées": sé. Private to "habiller": r.
"habillées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "habiller" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- habiller ← ahbiller · habbiller · habilelr · habiler · habillerr · habillre · habliler · haibller
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "habillées" and "habiller" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "habillées" or "habiller"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "habillées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "habiller" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #257,510 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "habillées" and "habiller" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "habillées vs habituées". 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 #257,510 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.