Which to use
“habites” is a verb and “haines” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,378
- “habites” frequency rank
- #23,884
- “haines” frequency rank
- 40262
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | habites | haines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de habiter. | Pluriel de haine. |
Where the eye mixes habites and haines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. habites runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against haines's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between habites and haines
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: habites is \a.bit\ while haines is ^((h aspiré))\ɛn\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40262, 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\. haines is at rank #23,884, tagged as anoun, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\ɛn\.
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 40262, this pair ranks #241,797 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of habites vs haines
Shared letters: aehis. Private to "habites": bt. Private to "haines": n.
"habites" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "haines" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "habites" for "haines" ever safe?
Which is more common, "habites" or "haines"?
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 "haines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #241,797 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "habites" and "haines" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "haines vs haltes". 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 #241,797 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.