Which to use
“habites” and “habitons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,378
- “habites” frequency rank
- #41,818
- “habitons” frequency rank
- 58196
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | habites | habitons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de habiter. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de habiter. |
Where the eye mixes habites and habitons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. habites runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against habitons's 8 (CVCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between habites and habitons
A purely visual mix-up. habites (\a.bit\) and habitons (\a.bi.tɔ̃\) 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 58196, 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\. habitons is at rank #41,818, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.bi.tɔ̃\.
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 58196, this pair ranks #110,475 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of habites vs habitons
Shared letters: abhist. Private to "habites": e. Private to "habitons": no.
"habites" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "habitons" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "habites" and "habitons" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "habites" or "habitons"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "habites" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "habitons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,475 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "habites" and "habitons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "habitées vs habitons". 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 #110,475 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.