Which to use
“habitado” is an adjective and “hábito” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,353
- “habitado” frequency rank
- #5,854
- “hábito” frequency rank
- 29207
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | habitado | hábito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | algo ou alguém que se habitou ou que se habita | disposição duradoura adquirida pela repetição frequente de um ato, uso ou costume |
Letter map: habitado vs hábito
Shared letters muted; letters that set habitado and hábito apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. habitado runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against hábito's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: habitado vs hábito
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: habitado is anadjective and hábitoanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29207, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
habitado is recorded at frequency rank #23,353, classified as anadj. hábito is at rank #5,854, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈa.bi.tu/.
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 29207, this pair ranks #39,499 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of habitado vs hábito
Shared letters: bhiot. Private to "habitado": ad. Private to "hábito": á.
"habitado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "hábito" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- habitado ← ahbitado · habbitado · habiatdo · habitaddo · habitaod · habitdao · habittado · habtiado
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "habitado" and "hábito" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "habitado" vs "hábito" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "habitado" and "hábito".
- Full dictionary entry for "habitado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hábito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,499 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "habitado" and "hábito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "habilitado vs habitado". 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 #39,499 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.