Which to use
“including” is a verb and “of” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,703
- “including” frequency rank
- #324
- “of” frequency rank
- 45027
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | including | of |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs include | von |
Letter map: including vs of
Shared letters muted; letters that set including and of apart highlighted. No shared letter run.
Grammar separator: including vs of
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: including is averb and ofapreposition. On the page they differ by 7 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45027, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
including is recorded at frequency rank #44,703, classified as averb, pronounced […]. of is at rank #324, tagged as aprep, pronounced […].
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 45027, this pair ranks #1,366,896 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of including vs of
Shared letters: none. Private to "including": cdgilnu. Private to "of": fo.
"including" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCC · "of" · 2 letters · shape VC
Known mistypes of this pair
- including ← icnluding · inccluding · inclduing · inclluding · includding · includign · includingg · includinng
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "including" and "of" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "including" or "of"?
After this comparison
You've compared "including" and "of". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "including" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "of" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,366,896 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "including" and "of" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "including vs puzzles". 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 #1,366,896 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.