Which to use
“habite” and “hait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,007
- “habite” frequency rank
- #24,993
- “hait” frequency rank
- 28000
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | habite | hait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de habiter. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de haïr. |
Where the eye mixes habite and hait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. habite runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against hait's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses habite with hait
A purely visual mix-up. habite (\a.bit\) and hait (^((h aspiré))\ɛ\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28000, 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\. hait is at rank #24,993, tagged as averb, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\ɛ\.
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 28000, this pair ranks #325,499 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of habite vs hait
Shared letters: ahit. Private to "habite": be. Private to "hait": -.
"habite" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "hait" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "habite" and "hait" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "habite" or "hait"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "habite" and "hait" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "habite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #325,499 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "habite" and "hait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hait vs hash". 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 #325,499 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.