Which to use
“if” is a conjunction and “inc” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37
- “if” frequency rank
- #1,760
- “inc” frequency rank
- 1797
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | if | inc |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Supposing that, assuming that, in the circumstances that; used to introduce a condition that may be (or prove to be) either true or false. | Abbreviation of increase. |
Letter map: if vs inc
Shared letters muted; letters that set if and inc apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: if is aconjunction and incaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1797, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
if is recorded at frequency rank #37, classified as aconj, pronounced /ɪf/. inc is at rank #1,760, tagged as averb.
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 1797, this pair ranks #526,635 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of if vs inc
Shared letters: i. Private to "if": f. Private to "inc": cn.
"if" · 2 letters · shape VC · "inc" · 3 letters · shape VCC