Which to use
“habite” and “hante” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,007
- “habite” frequency rank
- #21,341
- “hante” frequency rank
- 24348
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | habite | hante |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de habiter. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de hanter. |
Where the eye mixes habite and hante
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. habite runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against hante's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between habite and hante
A purely visual mix-up. habite (\a.bit\) and hante (^((h aspiré))\ɑ̃t\) 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 24348, 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\. hante is at rank #21,341, tagged as averb, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\ɑ̃t\.
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 24348, this pair ranks #347,121 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of habite vs hante
Shared letters: aeht. Private to "habite": bi. Private to "hante": n.
"habite" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "hante" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "habite" and "hante" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "habite" or "hante"?
What to do next
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 "hante" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #347,121 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "habite" and "hante" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hante vs Hatem". 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 #347,121 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.