Which to use
“habite” and “habiter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,007
- “habite” frequency rank
- #7,969
- “habiter” frequency rank
- 10976
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | habite | habiter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de habiter. | Faire sa demeure, son séjour quelque part ; y vivre d’habitude. |
Where the eye mixes habite and habiter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: habite vs habiter
A purely visual mix-up. habite (\a.bit\) and habiter (^((h muet))\a.bi.te\) 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 extra letter(s) - “habite” sits inside “habiter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10976, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
habite is recorded at frequency rank #3,007, classified as averb, pronounced \a.bit\. habiter is at rank #7,969, tagged as averb, pronounced ^((h muet))\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 10976, this pair ranks #410,942 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of habite vs habiter
Shared letters: abehit. Private to "habite": -. Private to "habiter": r.
"habite" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "habiter" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "habite" and "habiter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "habite" vs "habiter" - which ranks higher?
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 "habite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "habiter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #410,942 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "habite" and "habiter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "habiter vs hâter". 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 #410,942 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.