habitar

verb

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The verdict

“habitar” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #28,225. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,225
frequency rank, Portuguese
409
“H” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - morar

Corpus desk

Index PT-habitar · habitar · Portuguese

habitar · rank #28,225 · 10 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,225
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 409
  • PHOTO-FINISH habituar

Nearest frequency peer: habituar (+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 “habitar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “habitar” 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).

habitar vs hábito
57% similar
habitar vs habitat
86% similar
habitar vs hesitar
71% similar

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

Key facts for habitar
PropertyValue
Headwordhabitar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters7
Frequency rank#28,225
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “habitar”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).habitarcai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “habituar” (#28,227), “gravura” (#28,222), “gratificação” (#28,221). Entre 409 lemas com “H”, “habitar” fica em #28,225. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around habitar, averb. Corpus frequency is #28,225 among 409 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for habitar, with forms such as "ahbitar", "habbitar", and "habiatr". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "hábito", "habitat", "hesitar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is habitar, spelled H-A-B-I-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    morar
  2. 2
    residir ou viver em
  3. 3
    ocupar
  4. 4
    estar domiciliado
  5. 5
    residir

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how habitar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Barg fora fundada por um semideus cansado de habitar no Paraíso.

This word in other languages

live(English)vivir(Español)habiter(Français)wohnen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahbitar
  • habbitar
  • habiatr
  • habitarr
  • habitra
  • habittar
  • habtiar
  • haibtar
  • hbaitar
  • hhabitar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of habitar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ahbitar2habbitar1habiatr2habitarr1habitra2habittar1habtiar2haibtar2
Edit distance from "habitar"

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 "habitar"?
"habitar" is spelled H-A-B-I-T-A-R.
What does "habitar" mean?
As a verb, "habitar" means: morar
What words are commonly confused with "habitar"?
"habitar" is commonly confused with "hábito", "habitat", "hesitar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "habitar" come from?
"habitar" 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.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gravura#28,222granizo#28,220getting#28,216iguaria#28,236

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

fininho10 variantsfazeres10 variantsfanpage10 variantsmanejar10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list