Which to use
“include” and “intrude” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #620
- “include” frequency rank
- #36,621
- “intrude” frequency rank
- 37241
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | include | intrude |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member. | To thrust oneself in; to come or enter without invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass. |
Where the eye mixes include and intrude
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: include vs intrude
A purely visual mix-up. include (/ɪnˈkluːd/) and intrude (/ɪnˈtɹuːd/) 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 37241, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
include is recorded at frequency rank #620, classified as averb, pronounced /ɪnˈkluːd/. intrude is at rank #36,621, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɪnˈtɹuːd/.
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 37241, this pair ranks #296,225 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of include vs intrude
Shared letters: deinu. Private to "include": cl. Private to "intrude": rt.
"include" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "intrude" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "include" for "intrude" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "include" and "intrude" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "include" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intrude" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #296,225 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "include" and "intrude" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interlude 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 #296,225 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.