habitante

/ɐ.bi.ˈtɐ̃.tɨ/

//ɐ.bi.ˈtɐ̃.tɨ// adj

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The verdict

“habitante” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #21,477. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,477
frequency rank, Portuguese
409
“H” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que habita, reside ou vive em determinado lugar

Corpus desk

Index PT-habitante · habitante · Portuguese

habitante · rank #21,477 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,477
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 409
  • PHOTO-FINISH grilo

Nearest frequency peer: grilo (-2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “habitante”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “habitante” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

habitante vs habitat
78% similar
habitante vs hesitante
78% similar

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

Key facts for habitante
PropertyValue
Headwordhabitante
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɐ.bi.ˈtɐ̃.tɨ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#21,477
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “habitante”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.habitantecai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “grilo” (#21,475), “heroísmo” (#21,479), “hipertensão” (#21,480). Entre 409 lemas com “H”, “habitante” fica em #21,477. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around habitante (IPA /ɐ.bi.ˈtɐ̃.tɨ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #21,477 among 409 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "que habita, reside ou vive em determinado lugar".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for habitante, with forms such as "ahbitante", "habbitante", and "habiatnte". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "habitat", "hesitante", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is habitante, spelled H-A-B-I-T-A-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    que habita, reside ou vive em determinado lugar

Synonyms

residente

Antonyms

gringoestrangeiro

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahbitante
  • habbitante
  • habiatnte
  • habitanet
  • habitannte
  • habitantte
  • habitatne
  • habitnate
  • habittante
  • habtiante
  • haibtante
  • hbaitante
  • hhabitante

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of habitante - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ahbitante2habbitante1habiatnte2habitanet2habitannte1habitantte1habitatne2habitnate2
Edit distance from "habitante"

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 "habitante"?
"habitante" is spelled H-A-B-I-T-A-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.bi.ˈtɐ̃.tɨ/.
What does "habitante" mean?
As an adjective, "habitante" means: que habita, reside ou vive em determinado lugar
What words are commonly confused with "habitante"?
"habitante" is commonly confused with "habitat", "hesitante". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "habitante"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "habitante" is /ɐ.bi.ˈtɐ̃.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "habitante" come from?
"habitante" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "habitante", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fascinado#21,456estaleiro#21,442Coríntios#21,409cauteloso#21,389

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

depressivo13 variantscativante13 variantstemperado13 variantssimulador13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list