Which to use
“habites” and “hésites” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,378
- “habites” frequency rank
- #28,992
- “hésites” frequency rank
- 45370
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | habites | hésites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de habiter. | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de hésiter. |
Where the eye mixes habites and hésites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. habites and hésites follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: habites vs hésites
A purely visual mix-up. habites (\a.bit\) and hésites (^((h muet))\e.zit\) 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 45370, 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\. hésites is at rank #28,992, tagged as averb, pronounced ^((h muet))\e.zit\.
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 45370, this pair ranks #203,212 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of habites vs hésites
Shared letters: ehist. Private to "habites": ab. Private to "hésites": é.
"habites" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "hésites" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- habites ← ahbites · habbites · habiets · habitess · habitse · habittes · habties · haibtes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "habites" for "hésites" ever safe?
Which is more common, "habites" or "hésites"?
What to do next
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 "hésites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #203,212 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "habites" and "hésites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hésita vs hésites". 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 #203,212 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.