Which to use
“habitez” and “hésitez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,850
- “habitez” frequency rank
- #6,097
- “hésitez” frequency rank
- 25947
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | habitez | hésitez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de habiter. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de hésiter. |
Where the eye mixes habitez and hésitez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. habitez and hésitez 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 habitez with hésitez
A purely visual mix-up. habitez (\a.bi.te\) and hésitez (^((h muet))\e.zi.te\) 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 25947, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
habitez is recorded at frequency rank #19,850, classified as averb, pronounced \a.bi.te\. hésitez is at rank #6,097, tagged as averb, pronounced ^((h muet))\e.zi.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 25947, this pair ranks #337,954 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of habitez vs hésitez
Shared letters: ehitz. Private to "habitez": ab. Private to "hésitez": sé.
"habitez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "hésitez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- habitez ← ahbitez · habbitez · habietz · habitezz · habittez · habitze · habtiez · haibtez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "habitez" and "hésitez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "habitez" vs "hésitez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "habitez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hésitez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #337,954 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "habitez" and "hésitez" 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 #337,954 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.