Which to use
“incline” and “include” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,868
- “incline” frequency rank
- #620
- “include” frequency rank
- 24488
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incline | include |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To bend or move (something) out of a given plane or direction, often the horizontal or vertical. | To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member. |
Where the eye mixes incline and include
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: incline vs include
A purely visual mix-up. incline (/ɪnˈklaɪn/) and include (/ɪnˈkluːd/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24488, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
incline is recorded at frequency rank #23,868, classified as averb, pronounced /ɪnˈklaɪn/. include is at rank #620, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɪnˈkluːd/.
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 24488, this pair ranks #401,562 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of incline vs include
Shared letters: ceiln. Private to "incline": -. Private to "include": du.
"incline" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "include" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "incline" for "include" ever safe?
Frequency check: "incline" vs "include" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "incline" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "include" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #401,562 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "incline" and "include" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inching vs incline". 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 #401,562 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.