habitado

adj

The verdict

“habitado” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #23,353 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.

#23,353
frequency rank, Portuguese
8
letters
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - algo ou alguém que se habitou ou que se habita

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

habitado vs hábito
63% similar
habitado vs habitat
75% similar
habitado vs habitar
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for habitado
PropertyValue
Headwordhabitado
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#23,353
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “habitado” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). habitado lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for habitado is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #23,353 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for habitado, with forms such as "ahbitado", "habbitado", and "habiatdo". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "hábito", "habitat", "habitar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is habitado, spelled H-A-B-I-T-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    algo ou alguém que se habitou ou que se habita
  2. 2
    que possui habitantes

Synonyms

Antonyms

desabitadodespovoado

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ahbitado,habbitado,habiatdo,habitaddo,habitaod,habitdao,habittado,habtiado,haibtado,hbaitado,hhabitado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of habitado - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ahbitado2habbitado1habiatdo2habitaddo1habitaod2habitdao2habittado1habtiado2
Edit distance from "habitado"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "habitado"?
"habitado" is spelled H-A-B-I-T-A-D-O.
What does "habitado" mean?
As an adjective, "habitado" means: algo ou alguém que se habitou ou que se habita
What words are commonly confused with "habitado"?
"habitado" is commonly confused with "hábito", "habitat", "habitar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "habitado" come from?
"habitado" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “habitado”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is H-A-B-I-T-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “hábito” - see the side-by-side comparison. habitado vs hábito
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list