Which to use
“include” and “included” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #620
- “include” frequency rank
- #993
- “included” frequency rank
- 1613
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | include | included |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member. | simple past and past participle of include |
Where the eye mixes include and included
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between include and included
A purely visual mix-up. include (/ɪnˈkluːd/) and included (/ɪnˈkluːdɪd/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “include” sits inside “included”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1613, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
include is recorded at frequency rank #620, classified as averb, pronounced /ɪnˈkluːd/. included is at rank #993, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɪnˈkluːdɪd/.
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 1613, this pair ranks #527,056 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of include vs included
Shared letters: cdeilnu. Private to "include": -. Private to "included": -.
"include" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "included" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "include" and "included" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "include" vs "included" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "include" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "included" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #527,056 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "include" and "included" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "include vs intrude". 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 #527,056 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.