Which to use
“incl” is a preposition and “incur” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,828
- “incl” frequency rank
- #19,620
- “incur” frequency rank
- 41448
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incl | incur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Abbreviation of including. | To bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to. |
Letter map: incl vs incur
Shared letters muted; letters that set incl and incur apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. incl runs 4 letters (VCCC) against incur's 5 (VCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: incl vs incur
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: incl is apreposition and incuraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41448, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
incl is recorded at frequency rank #21,828, classified as aprep. incur is at rank #19,620, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɪnˈkɜː/.
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 41448, this pair ranks #258,304 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of incl vs incur
Shared letters: cin. Private to "incl": l. Private to "incur": ru.
"incl" · 4 letters · shape VCCC · "incur" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "incl" for "incur" ever safe?
Frequency check: "incl" vs "incur" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "incl" and "incur".
- Full dictionary entry for "incl" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "incur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,304 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "incl" and "incur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ICJ vs incl". 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 #258,304 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.