Which to use
“habite” and “hérite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,007
- “habite” frequency rank
- #21,652
- “hérite” frequency rank
- 24659
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | habite | hérite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de habiter. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de hériter. |
Where the eye mixes habite and hérite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. habite and hérite follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between habite and hérite
A purely visual mix-up. habite (\a.bit\) and hérite (\e.ʁit\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24659, 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\. hérite is at rank #21,652, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.ʁit\.
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 24659, this pair ranks #345,353 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of habite vs hérite
Shared letters: ehit. Private to "habite": ab. Private to "hérite": ré.
"habite" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "hérite" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- habite ← ahbite · habbite · habiet · habitte · habtie · haibte · hbaite · hhabite
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "habite" and "hérite" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "habite" or "hérite" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "habite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hérite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #345,353 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "habite" and "hérite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hérite vs hésita". 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 #345,353 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.