habitéesvshabitsWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: habitées is a adjective, habits is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“habitées” is an adjective and “habits” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#28,583
“habitées” frequency rank
#7,706
“habits” frequency rank
36289
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature habitées habits
Definition Féminin pluriel de habité. Pluriel de habit.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set habitées and habits apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
habitées
6 ch
habits

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: habitées is \a.bi.te\ while habits is ^((h muet))\a.bi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36289, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

habitées is recorded at frequency rank #28,583, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.bi.te\. habits is at rank #7,706, tagged as anoun, pronounced ^((h muet))\a.bi\.

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 36289, this pair ranks #270,644 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of habitées vs habits

Shared letters: abhist. Private to "habitées": . Private to "habits": -.

"habitées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC  ·  "habits" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • habitsahbits · habbits · habist · habitss · habitts · habtis · haibts · hbaits

Frequency comparison

habitées#28,583
habits#7,706

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "habitées" and "habits" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "habitées" is an adjective and "habits" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "habitées" or "habits"?
"habits" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,706 in our French list, against #28,583 for "habitées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering habitées vs habits

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “habitées”; for a noun, it's “habits”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “habitées” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list