Which to use
“habilles” and “habites” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,917
- “habilles” frequency rank
- #16,378
- “habites” frequency rank
- 59295
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | habilles | habites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de habiller. | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de habiter. |
Where the eye mixes habilles and habites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. habilles runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against habites's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: habilles vs habites
A purely visual mix-up. habilles (\a.bij\) and habites (\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 59295, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
habilles is recorded at frequency rank #42,917, classified as averb, pronounced \a.bij\. habites is at rank #16,378, 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 59295, this pair ranks #103,968 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of habilles vs habites
Shared letters: abehis. Private to "habilles": l. Private to "habites": t.
"habilles" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "habites" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "habilles" and "habites" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "habilles" vs "habites" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "habilles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "habites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #103,968 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "habilles" and "habites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "habilles 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 #103,968 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.