inclvsint'lWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: incl is a preposition, int'l is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“incl” is a preposition and “int'l” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#21,828
“incl” frequency rank
#37,518
“int'l” frequency rank
59346
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature incl int'l
Definition Abbreviation of including. Abbreviation of international.

Letter map: incl vs int'l

Shared letters muted; letters that set incl and int'l apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

4 ch
incl
5 ch
int'l

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: incl is apreposition and int'lanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59346, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

incl is recorded at frequency rank #21,828, classified as aprep. int'l is at rank #37,518, tagged as anadj.

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 59346, this pair ranks #106,765 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of incl vs int'l

Shared letters: iln. Private to "incl": c. Private to "int'l": t.

"incl" · 4 letters · shape VCCC  ·  "int'l" · 4 letters · shape VCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • inclicnl · inccl · incll · inlc · inncl · nicl

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "incl" and "int'l" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "incl" is a preposition and "int'l" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "incl" or "int'l"?
"incl" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,828 in our English list, against #37,518 for "int'l". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list