Which to use
“habites” and “habitez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,378
- “habites” frequency rank
- #19,850
- “habitez” frequency rank
- 36228
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | habites | habitez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de habiter. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de habiter. |
Where the eye mixes habites and habitez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. habites and habitez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses habites with habitez
A purely visual mix-up. habites (\a.bit\) and habitez (\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 a single letter - s in “habites” becomes z in “habitez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36228, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
habites is recorded at frequency rank #16,378, classified as averb, pronounced \a.bit\. habitez is at rank #19,850, tagged as averb, pronounced \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 36228, this pair ranks #271,076 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of habites vs habitez
Shared letters: abehit. Private to "habites": s. Private to "habitez": z.
"habites" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "habitez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "habites" and "habitez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "habites" vs "habitez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "habites" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "habitez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #271,076 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "habites" and "habitez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "habillez vs habitez". 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 #271,076 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.